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BBT is a large financial services provider in Tanzanian, serving large corporations, small-to-medium enterprises, and individuals. As of March 2013, its total assets were valued at about TSh 634.34 billion (US$ 382 million). As of December 2013, BBT had 87,000 customers and 42
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of the United Kingdom. In February that year, Barclays decided to downsize it shareholding in BAG, valued at £3.5 billion, then. In December 2017, Barclays reduced its shareholding in BAG to 14.9 percent.
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In 2018, BAG re-branded to Absa Group Limited.Under the terms of that re-brand, Absa has until June 2020 to change the names of its subsidiaries in 12 African countries.
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and largest city of Tanzania. The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 06°48'40.0"S, 39°17'12.0"E (Latitude:-6.811111; Longitude:39.286667).
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In Tanzania, the re-brand concluded on 11 February 2020, when both the bank's legal and business names became Absa Bank Tanzania Limited.
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The headquarters and main branch of Barclays Bank of Tanzania Limited are located in Barclays House, along Ohio Street, in the city of
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As at March 2016, Barclays Bank Plc. was seeking regulatory approval in Tanzania to merge this bank with
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ABT was established in Tanzania in 1925. In 1967, it was nationalized and converted into the
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As of May 2023, the bank maintained a network of 15 branches at the following locations:
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Zanzibar Main Branch - Zanzibar State Trading Corporation Building,
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automated teller machines, and maintained 24 networked branches.
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Aftertax:TSh 1.075 billion (US$ 650,000) (Q1:2013)
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Arusha Sopa Plaza Branch - Sopa Plaza, Serengeti Road,
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634.34 billion (US$ 382 million) (March 2013)
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Martin Arnold and Patrick Jenkins (26 February 2016).
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ABT is licensed by the 188: 176: 166: 151: 138: 112: 92: 77: 59: 49: 35: 26: 1454:Economy of Dar es Salaam 1430:Central Bank of Tanzania 1419:Tanzania Investment Bank 1309:Mkombozi Commercial Bank 836:. Barclays Bank Tanzania 678:. Barclays Bank Tanzania 1069:(Group Chief Executive) 981:Absa Capital Securities 791:. Reuters. 11 July 2018 440:List of banks in Africa 106:chief operating officer 1380:Financial institutions 1365:United Bank for Africa 994:Barclays Life Botswana 939:Absa Bank South Africa 763:. 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Subsidiary
Absa Group Limited
Banking
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
managing director
chief operating officer
Loans
Transaction accounts
Savings
Investments
Debit Cards
Total assets
TSh 
Parent
Absa Group
Company website
commercial bank
Tanzania
Absa Group Limited
Bank of Tanzania
central bank
Dar es Salaam
financial capital
National Bank of Commerce
Barclays Bank Plc
National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania)
Barclays Africa Group
Barclays Plc

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