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CRDB Bank

Commercial bank in Tanzania

CRDB Bank Plc is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. As of September 2022, CRDB Bank was the largest commercial bank in Tanzania.2 It is headquartered in Dar es Salaam.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1
  • Industryeconomics of banking, financial sector, financial services1
  • HeadquartersDar es Salaam1
  • Websitewww.crdbbank.co.tz/en

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CRDB Bank Plc is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. As of September 2022, CRDB Bank was the largest commercial bank in Tanzania.2

The story

The bank was founded in July 1984, as Cooperative Rural Development Bank (CRDB) of Tanzania. Following the privatization of state-owned firms by the Tanzanian government, the bank was privatized in 1996 and became CRDB (1996) Limited. In 1996, the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) acquired a 30 percent ownership stake in the bank. The shares of stock of the bank were listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange on 17 June 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on CRDB Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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The headquarters are located at Palm Beach, Upanga East, Ally Hassan Mwinyi Road in Dar es Salaam, the financial capital and largest city in Tanzania. The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters at Latitude:-6.799562, Longitude:39.28344.

From Wikipedia’s article on CRDB Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

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