tanzania women s bank limited type public limited liability company traded as dse twb industry financial services founded 2007 headquarters dar es salaam tanzania key people margreth chacha bsc msc managing director products loans savings checking investments debit cards credit cards mortgages slogan an edge above the rest website homepage tanzania women bank limited twbl is a tanzanian bank that specialises in providing financial services to women . it is listed as a registered financial institution 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 the bank is a small financial institution in tanzania . as of january 2016 update the bank s shareholders equity was valued at tsh8 .5 billion approx . us 4 miilion . 2 history edit the idea to start a women s bank in tanzania began in 1999 when a number of female entrepreneurs approached the then president of tanzania benjamin william mkapa with the idea . eight years later in 2007 the tanzania women s bank limited twbl was created . the bank officially opened for business on 28 july 2009 . twb s aim is to empower women economically and socially . it serves all segments of society including low income earners large corporations and small and medium enterprises smes . 3 ownership edit from the time of its creation in 2007 as a private limited liability company 97 % of the shareholding in the stock of the bank was owned by the government of tanzania . the remaining 3 % was owned by private institutions and individuals . in august 2012 the tanzanian government began the process of listing the shares of the bank s stock on the dar es salaam stock exchange dse through the issuance of an initial public offering ipo . the bank changed its official name to tanzania women s bank public limited company in keeping with the change in ownership to a public limited liability company . the shares of twb were listed on the dse in 2012 . 4 branch network edit as of november 2014 update the bank maintains branches at the following locations 5 mkwepu branch old post office building mkwepu street dar es salaam kariakoo branch aggrey likoma street dar es salaam dodoma branch posta ttcl building railway road dodoma mwanza branch old post office building posta road mwanza see also edit tanzania banks bank of tanzania economy of tanzania references edit bot . directory of financial institutions operating in tanzania . bank of tanzania bot . retrieved 22 november 2014 . tdn 29 january 2016 . tanzania women s bank for expansion . tanzania daily news tdn via allafrica.com . dar es salaam . retrieved 31 january 2016 . twb . tanzania women s bank history . tanzania women s bank twb . retrieved 22 november 2014 . mrindoko sebastian 8 august 2012 . tanzania women bank goes public . dar es salaam tanzania daily news via allafrica.com . retrieved 22 november 2014 . twb . the branches of tanzania women s bank . tanzania women s bank twb . retrieved 22 november 2014 . external links edit website of bank of tanzania partial list of licensed commercial banks in tanzania tanzania women s bank to list on dse in 2012 v t e economy of tanzania currency tanzanian shilling bank of tanzania history ujamaa zanzibar economy poverty industry and business agriculture coffee cashew sisal mining companies tourism government agencies tanzania portal chamber of commerce tanzania ports authority taxation transport and infrastructure airports roads rail tazara railway dart julius nyerere international airport communications ttcl vodacom tigo airtel halotel sasatel seacom eassy finance and banking dar es salaam stock exchange dse banking microfinance telecommunications economic blocks east african community southern african development community energy tanesco power plants petroleum development tanzania atomic energy commission future east african railway master plan mtwara development 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