KCP. USD/TZS 2,645
Tanzania Share Index 9,187.64 ▲ 0.16%USD / TZS 2,646.99 ▲ 0.11%BoT rate 6.25%Inflation 4.0% 6 Aug 2026 verified close
Tanzania Intelligence

The Brief

Vol. I · No. 219
Friday, 7 August 2026
Verified closeDSE · BoT · frozen to the covered session6 Aug 2026 verified close

A daily reading of Tanzania’s markets, capital and policy, with regional and global forces when they materially change the read. Information and education, never advice.

The Brief is written the morning after the market closes. This edition analyses Thursday, 6 August 2026; the most recent verified session. Its figures are frozen to that close; for today’s live moves see Markets.


DSE All-Share
4,177.51▼ 0.27%
DSEI · 6 Aug close · latest verified
Tanzania Share Index
9,187.64
TSI · 6 Aug · domestic
USD / TZS
2,646.99▲ 0.11%
BoT mean · 7 Aug sheet
BoT rate
6.25%
CBR · Q3 2026
91-day T-bill
3.44%
BoT WAR · latest auction
364-day T-bill
6.74%
BoT WAR · latest auction
Inflation
4.0%
BoT MER · June 2026 headline
Today in 60 seconds
  1. Private credit accelerated to 28.1% as the equity tape split again
  2. CRDB, NMB and Vodacom supplied 91.7% of session turnover
  3. DSEI fell 0.27% while TSI rose 0.16%
WatchDSE index direction and turnover distributionafter the 7 Aug session
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Did the domestic-only and all-share indices tell the same story over the covered quarter?

The domestic market against the headline index

2026-05-06 = 100 · frozen at the 2026-08-06 covered session

+10.0%TSI · quarter+9.8%DSEI · quarter
Coverage 2026-05-06 → 2026-08-06 Vintage 2026-08-06 · final Revision current · v0
The domestic market against the headline index. Exact values underlying the chart.
DateIndexRebasedRaw level
2026-05-06Tanzania Share Index1008,354.42
2026-05-07Tanzania Share Index99.12668,281.45
2026-05-08Tanzania Share Index100.22088,372.87
2026-05-11Tanzania Share Index101.80318,505.06
2026-05-12Tanzania Share Index101.79238,504.16
2026-05-13Tanzania Share Index101.35588,467.69
2026-05-14Tanzania Share Index100.75378,417.39
2026-05-15Tanzania Share Index100.65338,409
2026-05-18Tanzania Share Index101.1198,447.91
2026-05-19Tanzania Share Index101.26728,460.29
2026-05-20Tanzania Share Index100.98588,436.78
2026-05-21Tanzania Share Index102.04818,525.53
2026-05-22Tanzania Share Index102.48728,562.21
2026-05-25Tanzania Share Index104.26648,710.85
2026-05-26Tanzania Share Index104.91858,765.33
2026-05-28Tanzania Share Index105.16198,785.67
2026-05-29Tanzania Share Index105.02818,774.49
2026-06-01Tanzania Share Index105.48228,812.43
2026-06-02Tanzania Share Index106.16948,869.84
2026-06-03Tanzania Share Index105.70548,831.07
2026-06-04Tanzania Share Index106.06648,861.23
2026-06-05Tanzania Share Index105.50768,814.55
2026-06-08Tanzania Share Index105.54768,817.89
2026-06-09Tanzania Share Index105.08088,778.89
2026-06-10Tanzania Share Index104.45618,726.7
2026-06-11Tanzania Share Index103.43398,641.3
2026-06-12Tanzania Share Index102.86918,594.12
2026-06-15Tanzania Share Index101.75888,501.36
2026-06-16Tanzania Share Index102.86188,593.51
2026-06-17Tanzania Share Index103.16298,618.66
2026-06-18Tanzania Share Index103.64568,658.99
2026-06-19Tanzania Share Index103.52038,648.52
2026-06-22Tanzania Share Index103.21618,623.11
2026-06-23Tanzania Share Index103.08468,612.12
2026-06-24Tanzania Share Index103.36738,635.74
2026-06-25Tanzania Share Index103.61438,656.37
2026-06-26Tanzania Share Index104.22538,707.42
2026-06-29Tanzania Share Index104.54798,734.37
2026-06-30Tanzania Share Index105.05948,777.1
2026-07-01Tanzania Share Index106.0358,858.61
2026-07-02Tanzania Share Index106.67378,911.97
2026-07-03Tanzania Share Index107.69268,997.09
2026-07-06Tanzania Share Index107.50828,981.69
2026-07-08Tanzania Share Index107.2388,959.11
2026-07-09Tanzania Share Index106.92028,932.56
2026-07-10Tanzania Share Index106.74918,918.27
2026-07-13Tanzania Share Index106.68118,912.59
2026-07-14Tanzania Share Index106.45358,893.57
2026-07-15Tanzania Share Index106.92548,933
2026-07-16Tanzania Share Index107.01278,940.29
2026-07-17Tanzania Share Index107.36028,969.32
2026-07-20Tanzania Share Index107.15688,952.33
2026-07-21Tanzania Share Index107.05048,943.44
2026-07-22Tanzania Share Index107.39888,972.55
2026-07-23Tanzania Share Index107.79139,005.34
2026-07-24Tanzania Share Index107.58398,988.01
2026-07-27Tanzania Share Index108.43919,059.46
2026-07-28Tanzania Share Index109.43789,142.89
2026-07-29Tanzania Share Index109.7939,172.57
2026-07-30Tanzania Share Index110.34339,218.54
2026-07-31Tanzania Share Index110.3039,215.18
2026-08-03Tanzania Share Index110.12349,200.17
2026-08-04Tanzania Share Index109.87179,179.14
2026-08-05Tanzania Share Index109.79949,173.1
2026-08-06Tanzania Share Index109.97349,187.64
2026-05-06DSE All Share1003,804.03
2026-05-07DSE All Share99.38853,780.77
2026-05-08DSE All Share100.26633,814.16
2026-05-11DSE All Share101.36933,856.12
2026-05-12DSE All Share101.63643,866.28
2026-05-13DSE All Share101.02973,843.2
2026-05-14DSE All Share100.71373,831.18
2026-05-15DSE All Share100.6483,828.68
2026-05-18DSE All Share100.99053,841.71
2026-05-19DSE All Share101.0923,845.57
2026-05-20DSE All Share100.68823,830.21
2026-05-21DSE All Share101.46823,859.88
2026-05-22DSE All Share101.8673,875.05
2026-05-25DSE All Share103.08673,921.45
2026-05-26DSE All Share103.55653,939.32
2026-05-28DSE All Share103.49233,936.88
2026-05-29DSE All Share103.45553,935.48
2026-06-01DSE All Share103.78993,948.2
2026-06-02DSE All Share104.11353,960.51
2026-06-03DSE All Share103.91583,952.99
2026-06-04DSE All Share104.16273,962.38
2026-06-05DSE All Share103.41873,934.08
2026-06-08DSE All Share103.62223,941.82
2026-06-09DSE All Share103.46083,935.68
2026-06-10DSE All Share103.24313,927.4
2026-06-11DSE All Share102.43583,896.69
2026-06-12DSE All Share102.20843,888.04
2026-06-15DSE All Share101.50973,861.46
2026-06-16DSE All Share102.45563,897.44
2026-06-17DSE All Share102.8473,912.33
2026-06-18DSE All Share103.84043,950.12
2026-06-19DSE All Share103.58723,940.49
2026-06-22DSE All Share102.88643,913.83
2026-06-23DSE All Share102.96663,916.88
2026-06-24DSE All Share103.35333,931.59
2026-06-25DSE All Share104.60593,979.24
2026-06-26DSE All Share105.81174,025.11
2026-06-29DSE All Share106.20424,040.04
2026-06-30DSE All Share106.43454,048.8
2026-07-01DSE All Share106.65584,057.22
2026-07-02DSE All Share107.52044,090.11
2026-07-03DSE All Share108.22024,116.73
2026-07-06DSE All Share107.85774,102.94
2026-07-08DSE All Share107.83464,102.06
2026-07-09DSE All Share107.49764,089.24
2026-07-10DSE All Share107.31864,082.43
2026-07-13DSE All Share107.2724,080.66
2026-07-14DSE All Share107.25414,079.98
2026-07-15DSE All Share107.5534,091.35
2026-07-16DSE All Share107.85774,102.94
2026-07-17DSE All Share108.09544,111.98
2026-07-20DSE All Share107.85484,102.83
2026-07-21DSE All Share107.57464,092.17
2026-07-22DSE All Share107.82964,101.87
2026-07-23DSE All Share108.11274,112.64
2026-07-24DSE All Share109.09854,150.14
2026-07-27DSE All Share108.87744,141.73
2026-07-28DSE All Share109.44814,163.44
2026-07-29DSE All Share109.70294,173.13
2026-07-30DSE All Share110.27444,194.87
2026-07-31DSE All Share110.15714,190.41
2026-08-03DSE All Share110.07334,187.22
2026-08-04DSE All Share109.95424,182.69
2026-08-05DSE All Share110.11934,188.97
2026-08-06DSE All Share109.8184,177.51

Read: The rebased paths show the part of the domestic move that the broader headline index does; and does not; capture.

Index scope differs. Neither line is the return of every constituent or of a reader’s portfolio.

DSE Tape Check

Market breadth
Positive tilt
10 rose, 8 fell
Advancers against decliners on the verified DSE close.
Turnover concentration
Concentrated
One name carried the tape
CRDB Bank was 48% of turnover; index moves overstate how broad the day really was.

Descriptive flags from the verified DSE close; not signals, predictions, or advice. The official close, fully broken down; After the Bell →

Credit and transmission

Private credit accelerated to 28.1% as the equity tape split again

Signal

BoT records June private-sector credit growth at 28.1%, up from 23.2% in May; at the verified close, 4,177.51 fell 0.27% while 9,187.64 rose 0.16%.

Why it matters

Financial intermediation strengthened while headline inflation eased to 4.0%. The sector allocation of credit and the concentration of traded money now carry more information than either aggregate alone.

What to watch

Whether the next official credit print sustains the acceleration and whether the 7 August DSE close resolves the index split through broader turnover.

Source: Bank of Tanzania and DSE · Edition 7 Aug 2026
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Money traded

CRDB, NMB and Vodacom supplied 91.7% of session turnover

Signal

CRDB supplied 48.9%, NMB 29.1% and Vodacom 13.7% of TZS 3.828bn in verified equity turnover.

Why it matters

Twenty-one counters traded and advancers led decliners 10 to eight, but the top three names absorbed most of the session’s money. Participation and value distribution therefore gave different readings.

What to watch

Whether the 7 August close lowers the top-three share while traded-counter participation remains at or above 21.

Source: DSE · Edition 7 Aug 2026 · Data verified · interpretation: Medium confidence
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Index split

DSEI fell 0.27% while TSI rose 0.16%

Signal

4,177.51 fell 0.27% while 9,187.64 gained 0.16%; the all-share and domestic-only indices moved in opposite directions for a second session.

Why it matters

Cross-listed and domestic components again sent different signals, so the all-share headline did not describe the local board alone.

What to watch

The 7 August close tests whether the indices reconverge or extend the split into a third session.

Source: DSE · Edition 7 Aug 2026 · Data verified · interpretation: Medium confidence
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Credit transmission

Private-sector credit growth accelerated by 4.9 percentage points

Signal

BoT’s July review places June private-sector credit growth at 28.1% year on year, up from 23.2% in May, while headline inflation eased to 4.0% and core inflation rose to 3.7%.

Why it matters

Faster intermediation arrived without a headline-inflation break, but the composition was uneven: trade, transport and agriculture grew much faster than manufacturing credit.

What to watch

The next official monthly review tests whether credit growth persists and whether sector allocation broadens beyond the fastest June categories.

Source: Bank of Tanzania · Edition 7 Aug 2026 · Data verified · interpretation: Medium confidence
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External buffer

Import cover rose to 4.4 months as the current-account deficit widened

Signal

BoT places official reserves at US$5.6735bn at end-June, equal to 4.4 months of projected imports and above Tanzania’s four-month benchmark.

Why it matters

Exports rose 17.2% year on year, but imports grew faster at 18.1%; stronger reserve cover and external-flow pressure therefore coexisted.

What to watch

The next official reserve and current-account print tests whether import cover clears the 4.5-month EAC benchmark while the flow deficit narrows.

Source: Bank of Tanzania · Edition 7 Aug 2026 · Data verified · interpretation: Medium confidence
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The Ghost

The model book

The Ghost’s hypothetical TZS 500m model book is +8.21% since inception at its 6 Aug mark. Faster credit growth, split indices and concentrated turnover update the terrain; not trades.

Ghost relevance: The hypothetical model-book allocation ended the verified session at +8.21% since inception. The close adds a distribution lens from concentrated turnover, a direction lens from split indices and a macro lens from faster credit growth alongside improved reserve cover. These are educational terrain observations, not positions, recommendations or targets.

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Week ahead; what to watch
WhenEventWhy it matters
after the 7 Aug sessionDSE index direction and turnover distributionThe 6 August close split DSEI and TSI while CRDB, NMB and Vodacom supplied 91.7% of equity turnover.
next BoT Monthly Economic ReviewNext official private-credit publicationJune private-sector credit growth accelerated to 28.1% from 23.2% in May, with large differences across sectors.
next BoT dashboard observationNext verified seven-day IBCM observationThe latest verified seven-day rate remains 6.21% on 5 August, four basis points below the 6.25% CBR.
date not announcedNext verified BoT Treasury-bill resultAuction No. 1203 remains latest, with the 91-day weighted-average yield about 290bp below the CBR.
next official releasePrimary instruments behind Wire policy and project leadsThe current Wire subset carried secondary reports on digital payments, energy MoUs and investor courtship but no governing instrument or financing record.
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Compiled from public sources for information and education only; not investment advice, a forecast or a recommendation. Equity, index, breadth and turnover figures reconcile to the DSE verified close (6 Aug 2026); credit, inflation, reserves, rates and FX use Bank of Tanzania publications. The 7 August Wire hand-off was read first and contained zero primary-grade cards; no candidate-card figure was promoted. Secondary reports on digital-payment rules, energy MoUs, investor courtship and a regional trade restriction were withheld because the hand-off contained no governing instrument or directly reviewed primary record. The DSEI and TSI split is preserved rather than compressed into one market direction. The dated interbank and Treasury-bill observations are not presented as a same-day curve. The reserve visual expresses each disclosed month threshold as a share of the six-month SADC benchmark; it does not change the underlying 4.0, 4.4, 4.5 or 6.0-month observations. No foreign-flow split is inferred from the official DSE snapshot. Undated checkpoints remain explicitly undated. For live levels see Markets.

Archive; past editions56
Friday's wider advance still depended on three counters for 84.7% of turnoverMonday, 17 August 2026NMB mechanics and a long-bond auction turn last week's gains into tests of market depthSunday, 16 August 2026Both indices rose, but five-session turnover still depended on a few namesSaturday, 15 August 2026Both headline indices accelerated; NMB still carried 66.1% of turnoverFriday, 14 August 2026Both headline indices advanced; NMB still carried 72.5% of turnoverThursday, 13 August 2026Both headline indices fell; two banks still carried 87.6% of turnoverWednesday, 12 August 2026Inflation rose to 4.2%; transport remained the pressure pointTuesday, 11 August 2026An official curve arrives; market depth is the testMonday, 10 August 2026A narrow equity tape meets a dated rates test while credit evidence awaits confirmationSunday, 9 August 2026The indices eased, two banks carried the money, and private credit acceleratedSaturday, 8 August 2026DSEI rose, TSI fell as NMB carried 67.2% of turnoverThursday, 6 August 2026Breadth balanced, but CRDB and NMB still carried 73.0% of turnoverWednesday, 5 August 2026The indices barely moved; CRDB and NMB supplied 94.3% of turnoverTuesday, 4 August 2026TZS 30.46bn traded, but TBL carried nearly four shillings in fiveMonday, 3 August 2026Domestic strength enters a breadth test while the next policy and issuer evidence waits on the calendarSunday, 2 August 2026Domestic shares outran the headline index; but two concentrated sessions supplied most of the moneySaturday, 1 August 2026Indices rose, but two banks carried 84.1% of turnoverFriday, 31 July 2026Indices rose, but two banks carried 92.6% of turnoverThursday, 30 July 2026Every domestic index rose, but two banks carried almost nine shillings in tenWednesday, 29 July 2026Money returned, but four counters carried almost eighty-five per cent of the sessionTuesday, 28 July 2026The test week opens: a credit tailwind lands on the banks that sat still through the recordMonday, 27 July 2026A record made on three prints meets its first dated tests; the month-end auction and an FOMC weekSunday, 26 July 2026A record with an asterisk; the All-Share closes at an all-time high in a week more names fell than roseSaturday, 25 July 2026The rise broadens into industrials and services; but CRDB carries more than half the moneyFriday, 24 July 2026The give-back reverses on the heaviest tape in weeks; but three-quarters of it is one Breweries blockThursday, 23 July 2026A second thin give-back leaves the tape 25 points off the high; while the exchange's half-year numbers tell the opposite storyWednesday, 22 July 2026A thin Monday pause nine points under the record, as the rail story hardens from headlines into contractsTuesday, 21 July 2026Monday reopens off Friday's record-adjacent close, into a week with nothing dated on the calendarMonday, 20 July 2026A week with nothing dated on the market calendar; so the question turns to breadth, not dataSunday, 19 July 2026The DSE claws back its early-July dip; up 0.72% on three straight gains, back within a whisker of its recordSaturday, 18 July 2026CRDB supplies 93% of a TZS 55.20bn board while breadth turns negativeFriday, 17 July 2026The crossing did not repeat; turnover falls 28x to TZS 2.71bn and the All-Share gains for the first time in seven sessionsThursday, 16 July 2026CRDB alone was 97% of Tuesday's board; TZS 73.4bn on 27.2m shares as the All-Share eased a sixth sessionWednesday, 15 July 2026Inflation eases to 4.0% in June; the first read after the fuel-subsidy exit and the 50bp hike passes the band testTuesday, 14 July 2026The DSE reopens at 4,082.43 with four declines behind it and the week's two dated events aheadMonday, 13 July 2026Two dated events, one question: what the hurdle rate is, and who pays for the ambitionSunday, 12 July 2026Four sessions, four declines: the DSE gives back a little of its record, and one CRDB crossing carries the tapeSaturday, 11 July 2026The DSE eases in its first full session back as a mild foreign net-selling tilt meets thin breadthFriday, 10 July 2026Saba Saba reframed as a managed trade showcase as the runway to the 17 July Vision 2050 launch clearsThursday, 9 July 2026Saba Saba passes as a shutdown, not a clash: Kariakoo deserted under heavy security as the market reopensWednesday, 8 July 2026Saba Saba day: DSE closed and security deployed across Dar, with a quiet commemoration the base caseTuesday, 7 July 2026Saba Saba eve: rally ban enforced with deployments across Dar as the TPDF warns off protest callsMonday, 6 July 2026Bank of Tanzania lifts the policy rate to 6.25%, the first tightening of the cycleSunday, 5 July 2026DSE All-Share caps a record week at 4,116.73 with a third straight all-time highSaturday, 4 July 2026DSE All-Share extends the record run to 4,090.11 as banks carry the fiscal-year openFriday, 3 July 2026DSE All-Share opens the fiscal year at a record 4,057.22 as domestic counters leadThursday, 2 July 2026Tanzania's record budget and Vision 2050 take legal effect as the execution clock startsWednesday, 1 July 2026Tanzania's record budget and DIRA 2050 take legal effect tomorrow as the fiscal year turnsTuesday, 30 June 2026DIRA 2050's implementation instruments launch today as Tanzania's new fiscal year opensMonday, 29 June 2026Tanzania opens its new fiscal year: DIRA 2050 instruments launch Monday, DSE reopens above 4,000Sunday, 28 June 2026DSE All-Share jumps 2.38% to 4,025 as cross-listed banks outpace the domestic tapeFriday, 26 June 2026Tanzania enters 2026/27 with a record budget and a 25-year horizonThursday, 25 June 2026Vision 2050 launch nears as DIRA planning instruments reach parliamentWednesday, 24 June 2026DIRA 2050 launches 1 July with a $47bn strategic-project spineTuesday, 23 June 2026TZS 62.33tn FY2026/27 budget takes effect 1 JulyMonday, 22 June 2026Samia to launch Vision (Dira) 2050 instruments on 29 JuneSunday, 21 June 2026