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AccessBank Tanzania Limited
Company typePrivate company
IndustryFinancial services
FoundedNovember 21, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-21)
HeadquartersDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Key people
Dr Bernd Zattler
Chairman
Martin Rohler
Chief Executive Officer[1]
ProductsLoans, checking, savings, investments, debit cards
RevenueIncreaseAftrtax:TSh:687 million (US$302,000) (June 2017)[2]
Total assetsTSh:207.2 billion (US$91 million) (June 2017)[2]
OwnerAccessHolding (50.73%)
Number of employees
700+ (2014)[3]
Websitewww.accessbank.co.tz

AccessBank Tanzania (ABT), is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator.[4][5]

Overview

ABT is a commercial bank that focuses on the micro-finance sector, serving micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. As of December 2014, the bank's assets were valued at US$109.8 million. At that time, it had 170,065 deposit accounts, with total deposits of US$88.4 million, a loan book of US$71.3 million, and 27,516 loan accounts.[6] AccessBank Tanzania is a member of the AccessBank Group, which is composed of microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and South America, who are majority owned by the AccessHolding conglomerate.[7] As of June 2017, the bank's total assets were valued at TSh:207.2 billion (US$91 million), with shareholders' equity of TSh:31.73 billion (US$14 million).[2]

As of December 2016, the bank served 225,928 savings clients, had 31,798 loan clients. At that time 29 percent of all the bank's clients were women, and 2 percent of all clients were rural based.[8]

Shareholding

The shareholding in the stock of the bank is illustrated in the table below:[9]

AccessBank Tanzania Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 AccessHolding 50.73
2 International Finance Corporation 15.80
3 MicroVest 14.43
4 KfW 10.75
5 African Development Bank 8.30
Total 100.00

1 - "MicroVest is a private, for-profit investment group dedicated to reducing global poverty by applying a commercial framework to investing".

Branches

As of April 2016, ABT maintained branches at the following locations:[10][11]

  1. Kijitonyama Branch - Derm House, New Bagamoyo Road, Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam Main Branch
  2. Lumumba Branch - Summit Tower, Lumumba Road, Dar es Salaam
  3. Temeke Branch - Temeke Street, Dar es Salaam
  4. Manzese Branch - Morogoro Road, Dar es Salaam
  5. Tabata Branch - Nelson Mandela Road, Dar es Salaam
  6. Mbagala Branch - Mbagala Rangi Tatu, Dar es Salaam.
  7. Kariakoo Branch - Mkunguni Street, Dar es Salaam
  8. Mwanza Branch I - Nyerere Road, Mwanza
  9. mwanza Branch II - Kishimba Building, Pamba Road, Mwanza
  10. Kahama Branch - Isaka Road, Kahama
  11. Tabora Branch - NSSF Building, Jamhuri Road, Tabora
  12. Mbeya Branch - Mbeya

Governance

Dr. Bernd Zattler, a national of Germany, serves as the chairman of the five-person board of directors.[12] The Managing Director and CEO of the bank is Roland Coulon.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Elinaza, Abduel (12 April 2014). "Tanzania: Accessbank Upbeat About Future Despite Challenges". Tanzania Daily News via AllAfrica.com. Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c AccessBank Tanzania (25 July 2017). "Financial Statements for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2017" (PDF). Dar es Salaam: AccessBank Tanzania. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ Mteleke, Salum (6 January 2014). "AccessBank Tanzania Records US$100 Million Assets". Tanzania Business Times. Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ Bank of Tanzania (13 April 2016). "Directory of Banks Operating in Tanzania". Bank of Tanzania. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ^ TBUK (13 April 2016). "About Triodos: AccessBank Tanzania". Triodos Bank United Kingdom (TBUK). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ^ MMO (31 December 2014). "AccessBank Tanzania: Profile". Mixmarket.org (MMO). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ^ MCO (13 April 2016). "Access Microfinance Holding AG (AccessHolding)". Microcapital.org (MCO). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. ^ Triodos Bank (7 May 2018). "AccessBank Tanzania: Microfinance Bank". Triodos Bank. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  9. ^ ABT (13 April 2016). "AccessBank Tanzania: Shareholders". Dar es Salaam: AccessBank Tanzania (ABT). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  10. ^ Mihambi, Jovin (22 March 2013). "AccessBank Tanzania advance loans to clients value at TSh 200 Billion". Tanzania Business Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  11. ^ ABT (13 April 2016). "AccessBank Tanzania: Branches". Dar es Salaam: AccessBank Tanzania (ABT). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  12. ^ AccessBank Tanzania (7 May 2018). "AccessBank Tanzania: Board of Directors". Dar es Salaam: AccessBank Tanzania. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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