Tanzania banking sector sound, stable
By Mnaku Mbani
The banking sector remained sound, stable and profitable with
levels of capital and liquidity above regulatory requirements.The Monetary Policy Statement for February 2017 published today
by the Bank of Tanzania has shown that the ratio of core capital to total risk
weighted assets and off-balance sheet exposures was 17.8 percent at the end of
December 2016, above the minimum legal requirement of 10 percent.
In the same period, the ratio of liquid assets to demand
liabilities stood at 42.4 percent, above the minimum regulatory requirement of
20 percent.
The quality of the banking sector’s assets deteriorated as
reflected by the ratio of non-performing loans to gross loans, which increased
to 9.5 percent from 6.4 percent recorded at the end of December 2015.
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