Iread this morning in one among English written newspaper that NBC is under B.O.T eye while its doors are open........Veeeeeery Bad news....Mweeeh...J.K NYERERE alilia ili kupinga hii benki isiuzwe....
Mkuu Majany,
Kama ungeleta story yote namna hii, ingependeza zaidi;
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[TD]Written by TIMES REPORTER [/TD]
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[TD="class: createdate"]Friday, 10 August 2012 10:13 [/TD]
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OPERATIONS of one of the largest banks in Tanzania, NBC Limited, have been placed directly under the Bank of Tanzania following reports of multiple allegations of wrongdoing and bad corporate governance.
Sources from financial circles in Dar es Salaam have it that the central bank (BoT) has taken charge of the bank's operations following the suspension of its chief executive officer, Lawrence Mafuru, in July 20 this year. The move came after a whistle-blower's complaint.
According to the sources, the BoT measure is aimed at putting the bank in a clearer situation, after reports indicating that it was sailing in rough financial seas, with ominous implications for its clients and the financial sector as a whole! Mafuru, who assumed the post two years ago, was sent on leave on July 20, after the NBC Board and the ABSA Group decided to embark upon investigations into the allegations.
ABSA, the South African bank that is controlled by Barclay's Plc, owns 55 per cent of the NBC in Tanzania. ABSA has been scrutinized by investors and analysts since saying on June 26 that its profit may fall by as much as ten per cent after it failed to set aside enough money for bad debts.
After sending the bank's executive on special leave, ABSA has also launched an internal investigation into bad debt provisions, the South Africa-based 'Business Times' reported on July 22, citing David Hodnett, a financial director.
However, ABSA confirms that there is no link between the two events! The bank, which is 30 per cent-owned by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, has entered into a management crisis, following reports of financial mismanagement. Efforts to get top officials of the Banking Supervision Department of the Bank of Tanzania yesterday for clarification failed as the director was reportedly at a high level meeting at the central bank.
While this was happening, Tanzania is now ensnared in multiple investigations of wrongdoing which seem to be dragging along, with new scandals arising with the passage of time! "The 'worst practices' in banks are sort of unnecessary; but chaos in NBC shows that realism is vital in that direction," a reliable source from the financial sector told Business Times.
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