Tanzania Best Bank:Standard Chartered

Botswana I Ethopia I The Gambia I Ghana I Kenya I Malawi I Mauritius I Namibia I Nigeria I Senegal I South Africa I Swaziland I Tanzania I Togo I Uganda I Zambia I Zimbabwe The Tanzanian economy performed strongly in 2005 – real GDP growth was 6.8% – giving some hope to a population of more than 37 million with one of the world’s lowest per capita GDP figures at just $700 in 2005. Moreover, the government appears to be on the right track, with banking sector reforms steadily increasing investment in the sector and an internationally assisted regeneration programme established to rebuild the country’s shattered industrial infrastructure. The economy is expected to grow strongly in 2006 despite a severe drought earlier this year.