AccessBank Tanzania Ltd.

Debt : September 2009 - February 2015

BIO gave a senior loan of €1.5M in local currency to fund the growth of the Bank’s micro-loan portfolio throughout 2009 and 2010.

Amount

€ 1,500,000.00

Type of investment

Debt

Beneficiary locations

Africa: Tanzania

Investment field

Financial Institutions

Activity

Microfinance Institution

Organisation

AccessBank Tanzania Ltd.

Website

https://accessbank.co.tz/

Domicile

Tanzania

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AccessBank Tanzania Ltd.

Subsidy € 13,700.00 (2012-2012)
Subsidy € 100,000.00 (2007-2008)
Equity € 425,000.00 (2013-2014)
Equity € 225,000.00 (2012-2014)
Equity € 274,000.00 (2010-2014)
Equity € 145,000.00 (2009-2014)
Equity € 620,000.00 (2007-2014)

AccessBank is a microfinance bank offering loans, deposits, money transfer and other financial services to privately-owned micro and small enterprises and their owners, as well as the general lower income strata of the Tanzanian population.

The Bank started its activities in November 2007, focusing initially on providing credit to micro-entrepreneurs and accepting deposits from the general public. Chequebooks, money transfer, small enterprises loans and payment cards are the major products offered by the Bank. The use of mobile phone transfer and payment service, offered in cooperation with Vodacom Tanzania (“M-Pesa”), for loan repayment purposes is currently in a pilot phase.