DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 9 -- THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) maintained its central bank rate (CBR) at 5.75 per cent for the first quarter of 2026, marking the third consecutive hold, thanks to stable inflation and robust growth.

The BoT Governor, Emmanuel Tutuba, said in Dar es Salaam yesterday the decision to keep hold of the rate followed Wednesdays meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and is intended to support robust domestic expansion amid cooling global headwinds.

“The decision was taken considering that inflation is projected to remain within the target range of 3 to 5 per cent and the monetary policy committee expects economic conditions to be favourable and therefore, keeping the rate unchanged would support robust econ...