Equity Bank Tanzania Limited
Equity Bank Tanzania Limited, is a commercial bank in Tanzania, the second-largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the country's central bank and national banking regulator.[1][2] The bank is a member of the Equity Group Holdings Limited, a large financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and a representative office in Ethiopia.[3]
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Golden Jubilee Towers, Ohio Street Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Number of locations | 14 branches (2020) |
Area served | Tanzania |
Key people | Raymond Mbilinyi - Non-Executive Chairman Robert Kiboti - Managing Director |
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| Revenue | US$19.1 million (2020) |
| Total assets | US$259.1 million (2020) |
| Owner | Equity Group Holdings |
Number of employees | 399 (Q4:2019) |
| Parent | Equity Group Holdings Limited |
| Website | tz |
Overview
As of September 2014, Equity Bank Tanzania Limited owned total assets valued at US$143.42 million, with US$107.68 million in customer deposits and a loan book of US$87.1 million.[4] As at 31 June 2016, his bank was the leading originator of mortgage loans in Tanzania, accounting for an estimated TSh 96 billion (approx. US$45 million) in total mortgage loans.[5] At that time, this translated in about 20 percent market share of all mortgage loans in the country.[5]
In 2019, Equity Group Holdings Limited began talks to acquire four banks in Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia and Mozambique from Atlas Mara in a share deal valued at KSh 10.6 billion (US$965 million) where the company had recorded a pre-tax loss of KSh 559 million (US$5.09 million). The transaction deal was dropped so that Equity Group Holdings Limited could stock their reserves and have cash flow during the COVID-19 pandemic that was being reported worldwide.[6]
By December 2020, Equity Bank Tanzania Limited recorded a total value of $162 million (KSh 17.8 billion) in customer deposits, a loan book worth $138 million( KSh 15.2 million) and asset value worth $259 million (KSh 28.5 billion).[7]
Equity Group Holdings Limited
Equity Group Holdings Limited is a large financial services group in East Africa.[8] As of March 2014, As of August 2021, the group had an asset base valued at over US$10.2 billion (KSh 1.12 trillion), with a total customer base in excess of 14 million.[9][7] The companies that comprise the Equity Bank Group include the following:[10]
- Equity Bank Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
- Equity Bank Rwanda Limited – Kigali, Rwanda
- Equity Bank South Sudan Limited – Juba, South Sudan
- Equity Bank Tanzania Limited – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Equity Bank Uganda Limited – Kampala, Uganda
- Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equity Consulting Group Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
- Equity Insurance Agency Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
- Equity Nominees Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
- Equity Investment Services Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
- Finserve Africa Limited – Nairobi, Kenya
- Equity Group Foundation – Nairobi, Kenya
Shares of the stock of Equity Group Holdings Limited, are listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), under the symbol EQTY. The Group's stock is also cross-listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), under the symbol EBL.
References
- Bank of Tanzania (2019). "Directory of Commercial Banks Operating In Tanzania". Dar es Salaam: Bank of Tanzania (BOT). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Bank of Tanzania (20 February 2012). "Bank of Tanzania Issues Commercial Banking License To Equity Bank Tanzania Limited" (PDF). Bank of Tanzania. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- Victor Juma (5 July 2019). "Equity deal adds 2,641 new staff to payroll". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- MXM (October 2013). "MFI Report: Equity Bank Tanzania Limited". MixMarket.Org (MXM). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- Business Daily Correspondent (23 September 2016). "Equity Bank dominates mortgage lending in Tanzania". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Kenya: Why Equity Bank broke off talks with Atlas Mara". The Africa Report.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Investor Relations | Equity Group Holdings". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Jackson Okoth, and Reuters (31 October 2014). "Equity Bank Posts 25% Jump In 9-Month Pretax Profit". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Kangethe, Kennedy (17 April 2014). "Equity Group In 20 Percent Profit Rise to KSh3.8 Billion". Capital FM Online (Nairobi) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- Wahito, Margaret (31 October 2014). "Equity Bank Restructuring To Form New Holding Company". Capital FM Online (Nairobi). Retrieved 13 November 2014.