people s bank of zanzibar type government owned industry financial services founded 1966 headquarters zanzibar tanzania key people abdulrahman m. jumbe chairman juma ameir hafidh managing director products loans savings checking investments debit cards credit cards mortgages revenue aftertax tzs 4.931 billion 2013 total assets tzs 321.25 billion h1 2014 number of employees 236 2014 website homepage the people s bank of zanzibar pbz is a commercial bank in tanzania . it is licensed by the bank of tanzania the central bank and national banking regulator . 1 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 ownership 4 branch network 5 see also 6 references 7 external links overview edit as of june 2014 update pbz was a medium sized financial institution with total assets of approximately tzs 321.35 billion . at that time the bank s shareholders equity was about tzs 29.6 billion . the bank employed 236 full time staff as of 30 june 2014 . 2 history edit the bank was founded in 1966 by the government of zanzibar . it functions as a retail bank serving individuals small and medium enterprises smes and large corporate clients . initially its service area was limited to the islands of zanzibar and pemba . in april 2011 the bank opened a branch in dar es salaam on the mainland . as of may 2012 it planned new branches in mwanza arusha mtwara and mbeya . 3 in december 2011 the bank launched an islamic bank window in addition to the conventional banking services that it offers . 4 ownership edit pbz is wholly owned by the government of zanzibar . branch network edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message as of november 2014 pbz maintained branches at the following locations malindi branch near ministry of agriculture zanzibar main branch chake chake branch chake chake pemba forodhani branch forodhani park zanzibar mwanakwerekwe branch mwanakwerekwe zanzibar mkoani branch zanzibar port authority building zanzibar wete branch ground floor zanzibar electricity corporation building zanzibar mlandege branch muzammil building mlandege kariakoo branch opposite kariakoo main market zanzibar dar es salaam branch i mbagala dar es salaam 5 tazara branch dar es salaam junction of tazara mtwara branch mtwara 6 7 see also edit list of banks in tanzania bank of tanzania economy of tanzania islamic banking references edit bot . directory of commercial banks operating in tanzania . dar es salaam bank of tanzania bot . retrieved 21 november 2014 . pbz 11 august 2014 . statement of financial position as at 30 june 2014 pdf . zanzibar city people s bank of zanzibar pbz . retrieved 9 august 2016 . tongo michelle 1 may 2012 . people s bank of zanzibar to roll out mobile money transfers . itnewsafrica.com . retrieved 21 november 2014 . mbogo steve 21 december 2011 . zanzibar s people s bank opens islamic window . theislamicglobe.com . retrieved 21 november 2014 . pbz march 2012 . audited 31 december 2011 financial report future development plans pdf . people s bank of zanzibar pbz . retrieved 21 november 2014 . philemon beatrice 13 november 2014 . people s bank of zanzibar targets dar es salaam mtwara . dar es salaam ipp media . retrieved 21 november 2014 . mugarula florence 9 august 2016 . tanzania samia hails pbz bank for opening up more on tanzania mainland . tanzania daily news via allafrica.com . dar es salaam . retrieved 9 august 2016 . external links edit website of people s bank of zanzibar website of bank of tanzania v t e banks of tanzania big four banks crdb bank exim bank national bank of commerce nbc national microfinance bank nmb commercial banks accessbank advans bank akiba commercial bank amana bank azania bank bank m bank of baroda barclays bank tanzania commercial bank of africa dar es salaam community bank diamond trust bank ecobank equity bank 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