Introducing The Tanzania Banking Survey Report

Introducing the TanzaniaBanking Survey ReportSince 2006, Serengeti Advisers has been collecting the quarterly financialstatements that are published by all regulated banks and non-bank financialinstitutions as required by the Bank of Tanzania. At the heart of this report is thepresentation and analysis of these financial statements over the five-year periodbetween January 2006 and December 2010.ObjectivesThis report is motivated by Serengeti Advisers’ desire to provide:• Information by compiling, packaging and presenting the facts andfigures on Tanzania’s banking industry in one easily accessiblereference document.• Insight by identifying, highlighting and describing the trendsthat emerge from an analysis of the data, and suggest new andinteresting interpretations of what these might mean for the bankingsector.• Imagination by catalysing critical and creative thinking about howthese trends could shape the future of the Tanzania’s bankingindustry.This report will be of interest and value to, amongothers:iiiiiiivvviShareholders, directors and senior banking industry executives whowant to compare their performance with that of their competitors.Bank and other financial services regulators as a complement totheir own analysis,Legal, financial and investment professionals as well as studentsand researchers who need to understand the structure anddynamics of Tanzania’s banking industry.Domestic and foreign investors in Tanzania who want to know howtheir bankers are performing relative to others.General public who want to understand the industry and decidewhere to keep their savings.Embassies, diplomatic and trade representatives who adviseinvestors about Tanzania’s banking sector.Structure of the reportThe report is structured into three main parts.PART ONE: The first part presents a consolidated picture of Tanzania’sbanking sector, and illuminates the trends in its size and performance.PART TWO: The second part ranks the banks across the following tenindicators of size and performance as at December 31, 2010:i total assetsii customer depositsiii total loansiv investment in government securitiesv total revenuevi net profitsvii provision for bad and doubtful debtsviii shareholders’ funds (capital)ix number of employeesx number of bank branchesPART THREE: The third part presents the profiles and selected financialtrends for each of the 41 banks that had reported financial statementsby December 31, 2010. The profiles include information on shareholders,directors, senior management. This information was gathered from thebank’s websites and published reports and were verified for accuracy bycontacting individual banks for confirmation and clarification. The selectedfinancial trends analysis looks at,iiiiiiIncome and profit trends as a basic measure of performance,Customer deposits, loans and the ratio of non-performingloans to show how the heart of the bank’s business – financialintermediation between savers and borrowers – is performing, andtheStructure of shareholders’ funds to highlight the depth and qualityof the banks’ capital.The report onlineFinally, this report has an active and dynamic life online atwww.serengetiadvisers.com One of its key features is an interactive motionchart that brings the data to life by inviting visitors to explore and comparethe performance of any individual bank or group of banks across time. Thewebsite is updated on a monthly basis with reports and analysis of the mostrecent banking sector developments, and on a quarterly basis after all bankshave published their financial statements.Tanzania Banking Survey 20111