DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 24 -- STANDARD Chartered Bank has congratulated Tanzania after it was involved in assessing the countrys ability to access capital markets and international bonds.

Moodys Investors Limited, a global firm that does the assessment, also confirmed the report, saying Tanzania attained the B1 level with a stable outlook.

The congratulations were given in Dar es Salaam by the Banks Chief Executive Officer, Herman Kasekende, when he met and held talks with the Tanzanian Minister for Finance, Khamis Mussa Omar, where they discussed various issues of cooperation between the Tanzanian government and the Bank, especially the financing of the SGR Modern Railway.

Kasekende said that Tanzania is doing well in managing its ec...