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Dar es Salaam Community Bank

Commercial bank in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam Community Bank (DCB), whose official name is DCB Commercial Bank, but is commonly called DCB Bank, is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. DCB is a private, publicly traded, microfinance bank, initially established to serve the banking needs of the poorest of the poor in the city of Dar-es-Salaam and its suburbs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dar es Salaam Community Bank (DCB), whose official name is DCB Commercial Bank, but is commonly called DCB Bank, is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator.2

The story

Dar es Salaam Community Bank was incorporated in September 2001. In October 2001, DCB received a provisional banking licence from the Bank of Tanzania, the national banking regulator. DCB commenced commercial banking services in April 2002. In 2003, the Bank of Tanzania issued DCB with an unrestricted banking license as a regional unit bank, whose services are restricted to serving the Dar es Salaam area only. In 2008, the stock of DCB was floated on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange through the issuance of an initial public offering. In April 2012, the bank received a national commercial banking license, authorising DCB to expand its operations nationwide. The bank rebranded as DCB Commercial Bank and began to open branches outside Dar es Salaam.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dar es Salaam Community Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • loan

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As of November 2014, DCB maintains branches at the following locations:

Main Branch – DCB House, Magomeni Mwembechai, Morogoro Road, Dar es Salaam

Arnautoglu Branch – Arnautoglu Building, Mnazi Mmoja, Bibi Titi Road, Dar-es-Salaam

Magomeni Branch – DCB House, Magomeni Mwembechai, Morogoro Road, Dar es Salaam

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Temeke Branch – Junction of Temeke Road & Evereth Road, Dar es Salaam

Tabata Branch – Tabata Old Dampo Area, Dar es Salaam

Mabibo External Branch – Garage Area, Mandela Road, Dar es Salaam

Ukonga Branch – Aviation House, Banana Area, Nyerere Road at Kitunda Road, Dar es Salaam

Chanika Branch – Chanika Road, Dar es Salaam

From Wikipedia’s article on Dar es Salaam Community Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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