DAR ES SALAAM — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has listed the first offshore Tanzanian shilling bond on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), raising TZS 265.2 bn (USD 100m equivalent) in the largest shilling-denominated issue ever placed in international capital markets. Proceeds fund a USD 100m-equivalent local currency facility for NMB Bank, Tanzania's second-largest, with 20% ring-fenced for women-owned MSMEs and an estimated 13,000 to 20,000 jobs expected to be supported.
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