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 MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE (MPC) MEETINGS CALENDAR FOR 2025/26
Selected Economic Indicators
Inflation Rate
4.0%
April 2026
GDP Growth
5.7%
4th Quarter 2025
7-Day IBCM Rate
5.89
25 May, 2026
Central Bank Rate
5.75%
2nd Quarter 2026
Re-discount Rate
8.25%
2nd Quarter 2026
Monetary Policy
Monetary policy consists of decisions and actions taken by the Central Bank to ensure that the supply of money in the economy is consistent with growth..
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Financial Sector Supervision
Bank of Tanzania is mandated to license, regulate, supervise and de-license banks, financial institutions and Bureaus de change. Financial Institutions...
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Payment & Settlement Systems
The Bank of Tanzania is empowered by the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act 2015 ...
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Financial Markets
The Bank of Tanzania is involved in money, bonds and foreign exchange markets geared towards implementation of monetary policy, ensuring that ..
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Currency Issuance
The Bank is mandated under the Bank of Tanzania Act, 2006 to have the sole right to issue banknotes and coins in and for Tanzania, which shall be the only...
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Banking Services
Bank of Tanzania is a banker and fiscal agent to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and to the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar...
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Financial Deepening and Inclusion
Financial inclusion facilitates an inclusive financial sector where individuals and businesses have access to and usage of a broad range of affordable...
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Indicative Exchange Rates
Transaction Date:26-May-26
Buying Selling
BIF 0.8675 0.8762
EUR 3015.5586 3045.7142
GBP 3492.942 3527.8714
JPY 16.2877 16.4506
KES 20.0037 20.2037
RWF 1.7667 1.7844
UGX 0.6869 0.6937
USD 2594.4752 2620.42
GOLD 11718129.07 11835310.36
ZAR 158.4074 159.9915
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Previous Exchange Rates
Overnight IBCM
Trade Date
5/19/2026
Volume (Million TZS) 500.00
HIGH 5.00
LOW 5.00
WAR 5.00
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7 Day IBCM
Trade Date
5/25/2026
Volume (Million TZS) 49,000.00
HIGH 7.00
LOW 4.75
WAR 5.89
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REPO
Tenure (Days)
WAR
Volume (Million TZS)
14 (12/22/2025) 5.75 100,000.00
2 (9/29/2025) 4.789 400,000.00
7 (3/28/2024) 5 100,000.00
6 (6/30/2023) 3 60,000.00
30 (5/2/2023) 3 20,000.00
8 (12/23/2013) 5.5 15,000.00
4 (12/23/2013) 5 15,000.00
10 (12/20/2013) 5 15,000.00
REVERSE REPO
Tenure (Days)
WAR
Volume (Million TZS)
7 (5/21/2026) 5.75 900,000.00
1 (1/7/2026) 5.9495 400,000.00
6 (12/18/2025) 5.75 900,000.00
2 (11/4/2025) 6.3862 5,000.00
3 (9/8/2025) 6.58 10,000.00
14 (10/7/2024) 8 100,000.00
30 (1/14/2022) 6.5 8,000.00
Government Securities
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