Capital Markets and Securities Authority - CMSA Tanzania

Capital Markets and Securities Authority - CMSA Tanzania The page is all about what is done by the Authority towards Capital Markets Development in Tanzania

The Capital Markets and Securities Authority (CMSA) was established in 1995 by the Capital Markets and Securities Act, Chapter 79 R.E. 2002. The CMS Act is supplemented by 19 Regulations and Guidelines governing various aspects of capital markets. CMSA became operational as an autonomous body in the 1995/1996 Financial Year. The establishment of CMSA followed comprehensive financial sector reforms

in the early 1990s that were aimed at developing capital markets in Tanzania. The capital markets are important because they provide the appropriate mechanisms for mobilizing long term savings and ensuring efficient allocation of resources to productive sectors in that way stimulate economic growth. Functions of the CMSA
Functions, duties and powers of the CMSA are subject to the provisions of the Section 10 (1) of the CMS Act; the CMSA has the duty to:-

-Promote and develop efficient and sustainable capital markets and securities business in Tanzania while ensuring fair and equitable dealings;
-Formulate principles for the guidance of the industry, protection of investors' interests and integrity of the securities market against any abuses;
-Licensing and regulating stock exchanges, dealers, brokers and their representatives and investment advisors;
-Advising the Government on policies and all matters relating to the securities industry. Create the necessary environment for the orderly growth and development of the capital market;

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Masoko ya Mitaji na Dhamana (CMSA), CPA. Nicodemus Mk**a, akizungumnza katika hafla ya...
08/08/2026

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Masoko ya Mitaji na Dhamana (CMSA), CPA. Nicodemus Mk**a, akizungumnza katika hafla ya uzinduzi wa Kielelezo cha Viwango vya Faida vya Dhamana za Serikali (Government Securities Yield Curve), iliyofanyika katika ukumbi wa mikutano wa Kilimanjaro, Benki Kuu ya Tanzania, jijini Dar es Salaam.

Amesema masoko ya fedha nchini yameendelea kukua, huku thamani ya uwekezaji katika masoko hayo kwa ujumla ikiongezeka kwa asilimia 45.Ukuaji huo umeonekana katika maeneo mbalimbali ya soko, ambapo soko la hisa la Dar es Salaam limeongezeka kwa asilimia 79, uwekezaji katika hati fungani za Serikali na taasisi ukikua kwa asilimia 48, huku mifuko ya uwekezaji wa pamoja ikiongezeka kwa asilimia 79.

Mk**a amesema uzinduzi wa kielelezo hicho ni hatua nyingine ya kuongeza uwazi katika masoko ya fedha, kwa kuwapatia wawekezaji taarifa za bei elekezi zitakazowawezesha kufanya maamuzi sahihi na kuongeza ufanisi katika shughuli za uwekezaji.

Kwa upande wake, Gavana wa Benki Kuu ya Tanzania, Emmanuel Tutuba, amesema soko imara la fedha ni muhimu katika utekelezaji wa mipango ya maendeleo ya Taifa, huku akisisitiza umuhimu wa upatikanaji wa taarifa sahihi kwa wakati kwa washiriki wa soko.

Amesema kielelezo hicho kitasaidia kuongeza ufanisi wa miamala katika soko la fedha, kuboresha huduma na kuwawezesha wawekezaji kufanya maamuzi kwa kutumia taarifa sahihi.

Tanzania imeandika historia mpya katika masoko ya fedha ya kimataifa baada ya hatifungani ya kwanza inayotolewa nje ya n...
26/07/2026

Tanzania imeandika historia mpya katika masoko ya fedha ya kimataifa baada ya hatifungani ya kwanza inayotolewa nje ya nchi (Tanzania off-shore Bond) yenye thamani ya dola za Marekani milioni 100, sawa na takriban shilingi bilioni 262.5 za Tanzania, iliyotolewa na Shirika la Fedha la Kimataifa, mwanachama wa Kundi la Benki ya Dunia (IFC) kwa kutumia sarafu ya Tanzania, kuorodheshwa katika Soko la Hisa la London, Uingereza.

Fedha hizo zimeekezwa Benki ya NMB Plc kwa njia ya mkopo, ambako zitatumika kuwaendeleza kimtaji wafanyabiashara wadogo na wa kati (MSMEs), huku asilimia 20 ya fedha hizo sawa na takriban shilingi bilioni 52.5 zimetengwa kwa ajili ya kuwawezesha wafanyabiashara wadogo wanawake.

Akizungumza kuhusu hatua hiyo, baada ya kupiga kengele kuashiria uzinduzi wa hati fungani hiyo na kufunga biashara ya soko la hisa kwa siku hiyo, Waziri wa Fedha wa Tanzania, Mhe. Balozi Khamis M***a Omar, alisema mafanikio hayo yanafungua ukurasa mpya wa kuiwezesha Tanzania kujenga imani zaidi kwa wawekezaji wa kimataifa na kupanua vyanzo vya mitaji kwa ajili ya Dira 2050.

"Huu ni mwanzo wa hatua muhimu katika safari ya Tanzania ya kushiriki kikamilifu katika masoko ya mitaji ya kimataifa kwa kutumia sarafu yetu wenyewe.
Uorodheshwaji huu unaonesha imani kubwa ya taasisi za kifedha za kimataifa kwa uchumi wetu na mwelekeo wa mageuzi ya sekta ya fedha nchini," alisema Mhe. Balozi Omar.

Aidha, Mhe. Balozi Omar alisema kuwa uorodheshwaji wa hatifungani hiyo katika soko kubwa na lenye hadhi duniani k**a London Stock Exchange, unaipa Tanzania thamani ya kipekee ya sifa na ishara chanya kwa wawekezaji, jambo litakalosaidia kuboresha uwezo wa nchi kukopa na kukopesheka kwa gharama nafuu.

"Lengo letu si tu kuona dhamana hii inafanikiwa katika soko la kimataifa, bali pia kuhakikisha kuwa matokeo yake yanaonekana moja kwa moja katika ukuaji wa sekta binafsi, hususan kwa wafanyabiashara wadogo na wa kati ambao ni nguzo muhimu ya uchumi wetu," alisema Mhe. Balozi Omar.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets and Securities Authority (CMSA), CPA Nicodemus Mk**a, participated in...
26/07/2026

The Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets and Securities Authority (CMSA), CPA Nicodemus Mk**a, participated in a high-level Tanzania Investors Roundtable held at the London Stock Exchange. The roundtable was jointly organised by the London Stock Exchange, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, and NMB Bank Plc. The event preceded the London Stock Exchange market-closing ceremony commemorating the listing of the IFC's Tanzanian shilling-denominated offshore bond.

During the discussion, CPA Nicodemus Mk**a emphasised that the development of Tanzania's domestic capital market and sustained access to international capital markets are mutually reinforcing. He described the IFC bond issuance as compelling evidence of Tanzania's institutional capacity to structure, regulate, and execute sophisticated international capital market transactions.

CPA. Mk**a also highlighted CMSA's strategic priorities for the continued development of the capital market. These include expanding the pipeline of issuers and investment products by encouraging more high-quality issuers and innovative instruments such as corporate bonds, sustainability-linked securities, and collective investment schemes. He also emphasised broadening the investor base, noting that Tanzania's capital market remains open to foreign investors in equities, corporate bonds, and collective investment schemes. While broader capital account liberalisation is still under consideration, international investors can already gain indirect exposure to government securities through collective investment schemes.

Finally, the Authority reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a regulatory framework aligned with international best practices while supporting innovation, strengthening investor confidence, and promoting sustainable capital market development.

CMSA yaungana na wadau kuadhimisha Miaka 30 ya Soko la Hisa la Dar es Salaam (DSE) katika hafla iliyofanyika katika hote...
03/07/2026

CMSA yaungana na wadau kuadhimisha Miaka 30 ya Soko la Hisa la Dar es Salaam (DSE) katika hafla iliyofanyika katika hoteli ya Hyatt Regency , Dar es Salaam, 3 Julai 2026.

Katika hafla hiyo, Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa CMSA, CPA Nicodemus D. Mk**a, alibainisha kuwa katika kipindi cha miaka 30 mafanikio ya DSE ni ushahidi wa dhamira ya Serikali katika kujenga soko la mitaji lenye uwazi, ubunifu na viwango vya kimataifa.

Baadhi ya mafanikio yaliyosisitizwa ni pamoja na:
📍Watoa huduma wa masoko ya mitaji kuongezeka kutoka kampuni 6 hadi 105.
📍Wataalamu wa masoko ya mitaji wanaotambulika kimataifa kuongezeka kutoka 74 hadi 1,139.
📍 DSE kupata uanachama kamili wa World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
📍DSE kupata hadhi ya Frontier Market.
📍Mafanikio ya mchakato wa Demutualization uliowezesha kukusanywa zaidi ya TZS Bilioni 35.77.
📍Kuongezeka kwa matumizi ya teknolojia kupitia Hisa Kiganjani, M-Wekeza, WekezaWHI, Inuka Fund App na mifumo mingine ya kidijitali.

CPA. Nicodemus Mk**a alihitimisha kwa kutoa wito kwa Watanzania kuendelea kutumia masoko ya mitaji k**a nyenzo muhimu ya kuwekeza na kupata rasilimali fedha kwa ajili ya kukuza biashara na kugharamia miradi ya maendeleo.

Hongera DSE kwa miaka 30 ya mafanikio na mchango mkubwa katika maendeleo ya Tanzania. 🇹🇿

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Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Masoko ya Mitaji na Dhamana CPA. Nicodemus D. Mk**a akimpokea Waziri wa Fedha, Mhe. Ba...
03/07/2026

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Masoko ya Mitaji na Dhamana CPA. Nicodemus D. Mk**a akimpokea Waziri wa Fedha, Mhe. Balozi Khamis M***a Omar (Mb), katika Hoteli ya Hyatt Regency jijini Dar es Salaam kushiriki hafla ya Maadhimisho ya Miaka 30 ya Soko la Hisa la Dar es Salaam (DSE), yenye kaulimbiu: "Miaka 30 ya Kuchochea Ukuaji Jumuishi wa Uchumi na Uwekezaji Endelevu."

Kwa zaidi ya miongo mitatu, DSE imeendelea kuwa mstari wa mbele katika kuhamasisha uwekezaji endelevu, kuongeza wigo wa upatikanaji wa mitaji, na kuchangia katika kujenga mustakabali imara wa sekta ya fedha nchini Tanzania.


CMSA CEO, CPA Nicodemus D. Mk**a, delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the 13th Building African Fi...
02/07/2026

CMSA CEO, CPA Nicodemus D. Mk**a, delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the 13th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) Forum 2026, held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dar es Salaam.
Themed "Driving Capital Market Growth in Africa through Innovation, Integration and Inclusive Participation," this year's Forum brings together regulators, exchanges, and stakeholders from across Africa and beyond.

🇹🇿 Tanzania's capital markets continue to shine investment value has grown by 146.8% to TZS 72.24 trillion, with landmark issuances including the CRDB Kijani Green Bond, NMB Jamii Social Bond, Samia Infrastructure Bond, and the region's first ETFs, cementing our place as a hub for innovation and sustainable finance in Africa. 🌍📈

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CMSA proudly participating in the 13th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) Forum 2026, hosted in Dar es Salaam und...
02/07/2026

CMSA proudly participating in the 13th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) Forum 2026, hosted in Dar es Salaam under the theme "Driving Capital Market Growth in Africa through Innovation, Integration and Inclusive Participation." 🌍📈
Joining regulators, exchanges and stakeholders from 18+ African markets, CMSA continues to champion innovation, sustainable finance and inclusive capital market development from Tanzania's pioneering Green, Social and Gender Bonds to the region's first ETFs and Sukuk issuances.

Together, we're building deeper, more resilient capital markets for Africa's future. 🇹🇿🤝

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CMSA CEO will be attending 13th Edition of Building African Financial Markets
01/07/2026

CMSA CEO will be attending 13th Edition of Building African Financial Markets

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Dar Es Salaam

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Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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