Opening of Treasury Bills and Bonds Market to All Foreign Investors
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TLDR
- The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has opened Tanzania’s Treasury bills and bonds market to foreign investors of any nationality, as announced in its notice dated 6th August 2026.
- In a related liberalization move on 31 December 2024, BOT replaced fixed coupon rates on Treasury bonds with market-determined rates set by supply and demand in the secondary market, a change intended to improve price.
- The full text of the Foreign Exchange (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 has been published on BOT’s website for investors and CDPs to consult directly.
- The reform was introduced through the Foreign Exchange (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, issued under the Foreign Exchange Act, Cap. 271, and published as Government Notice No. 206 of 2026 in the Government Gazette on 17th.
- Tanzania’s Government Securities Market The market was previously governed by the Foreign Exchange Regulations, 2022, published under Government Notice No. 294 of 2022, which had already widened eligibility from EAC.