DAR ES SALAAM, April 15 -- TANZANIA Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) posted a 50.1 per cent increase in net profit for the year ending December 2025, driven largely by strong growth in interest income amid an expanding loan portfolio.

Financial statements released on Tuesday show the banks net profit rose to 27.9bn/- at the end of last year up from 18.6bn/- recorded in the preceding year.

The state-owned agricultural lender, whose total assets stood at over 1.29tri/- as of December last year from 917.4bn/- attributed the impressive performance to a significant rise in net interest income.

According to the report, net interest income increased by 45.7 per cent to 73bn/- from 50.1bn/- recorded in a similar period in 2024.

The increa...