People's Bank of Zanzibar limited to the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. In April 2011, the bank opened a branch in Dar es Salaam on the mainland. As of May 2012, it planned new branches in Mwanza, Arusha, Mtwara, and Mbeya. In December 2011, the bank launched an Islamic bank window, in addition to the conventional banking services that it offers. PBZ is wholly owned by the government of Zanzibar. As of November 2014, The Peoples Bank of Zanzibar Limited maintains 11 branches at the following locations: People's Bank of Zanzibar The People's Bank of Zanzibar (PBZ) is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It
History of Zanzibar other things, not to interfere with British interests in Zanzibar. This treaty made Zanzibar and Pemba a British protectorate (not colony), and the Caprivi Strip (in what is now Namibia) part of German South West Africa. British rule through a sultan (vizier) remained largely unchanged. The death of Hamad bin Thuwaini on 25 August 1896 saw the Khalid bin Bargash, eldest son of the second sultan, Barghash ibn Sa'id, take over the palace and declare himself the new ruler. This was contrary to the wishes of the British government, which favoured Hamoud bin Mohammed. This led to a showdown, later