Tanzania banks face losses as cash supply declines

Commercial banks in Tanzania have recorded poor performance caused by reduced liquidity and bad debts.

The banks’ deposits have declined after the loss of government deposits. The largest private bank, CRDB, for example, posted a loss of Tsh1.9 billion ($1 million) in the third quarter of this year. Twiga Bancorp also registered a loss of Tsh18 billion ($8.26 million) over the past year.