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Tanzanian mobile money transactions exceed TZS 170 trln in 9 months to April

Tuesday 25 May 2021 | 15:09 CET | News
Tanzania's mobile money transactions increased to TZS 170.5 trillion from July 2020 to April 2021 through 2.86 billion transactions, The Daily News reported citing ICT minister Faustine Ndugulile. He said the increase in mobile money transactions was caused by the increase of mobile phone subscribers. In 2020, the TCRA registered 48.94 million SIM cards, with a total registered number of 53.06 million as of April.

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