60.07% Decline in Equity Trading Activity in Tanzania's Capital Markets
Latest Tanzania finance news · 60.07% Decline in Equity Trading Activity in Tanzania's… explained · updated Aug 11, 2026 · economy news · GDP · investment
TLDR
- The decline extends a trend that has been evident since January 2025 and points to strong investor demand for long-term government paper.
- The Capital Markets and Securities Authority approved a 1:10 share split for NMB Bank ordinary shares on July 24, with the official announcement issued on July 27.
- The decline was accompanied by a 47.95 per cent fall in the volume of shares traded, from 15.88 million shares to 8.27 million shares.
- NMB led the market with turnover of 11.34 bn/-, accounting for 44.01 per cent of total market activity, while CRDB followed with 10.68bn/-, representing 41.43 per cent.
- Through the Foreign Exchange (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, the Bank of Tanzania has officially opened the government securities market to non-resident investors worldwide.