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
Sultanate of Zanzibar Sadler was the first governor and commander in chief. There were occasional troubles with local tribes but the country was opened up by the Government and the colonists with little bloodshed. After the First World War, more farmers arrived from England and South Africa, and by 1919 the European population was estimated at 9,000 settlers. On 23 July 1920, the inland areas of the East Africa Protectorate were annexed as British dominions by Order in Council. That part of the former Protectorate was thereby constituted as the Colony of Kenya and from that time, the Sultan of Zanzibar ceased to