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Tanzanian Shilling’s 8.9% YTD Drop Earns It World’s Worst-Performing Currency Status
20.3.2025
The Tanzanian shilling has experienced a significant decline, becoming the world’s worst-performing currency this year, dropping 8.9%. At the time of writing, the currency’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar stood at 2,645 per dollar, a level last seen in late November 2024. This...
Tanzanian Central Bank Says Quoting Prices in Foreign Currency Against the Law
24.6.2023
The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has reiterated that shillings remain the East African country’s sole legal tender. The apex bank said residents quoting prices in foreign currency or those refusing payment in Tanzanian shillings are in violation of the Bank of Tanzania Act 2006. The central bank...
Tanzanian Central Bank Adopts ‘Phased and Risk-Based Approach to Adoption of CBDC’
17.1.2023
After months of research, the Tanzanian central bank announced recently that it had chosen a more cautious and risk-based approach towards the adoption of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). During the research phase, the central bank said it paid particular attention “to risks...