EXIM BANK HOSTS HAVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENTS

The CEO of Exim Bank Tanzania, Mr. Dinesh Arora (first right) and the Bank's Head of Retail Banking, Mr Rahul Singh (first left) stand with students from Harvard Business School at the Exim Bank Headquarters in Dar es Salaam recently. As one of Havard Business Schools FIELD Global Partners, Exim Bank hosted the students for one week providing them with a real-world learning experience of the banking sector in Tanzania.

The students from Havard Business school doing interviews with the public in Dar es salaam to gain more information on their perception of the banking sector in Tanzania. Exim Bank hosted the students for one week, as one of the Havard Business Schools FIELD Global Partners, providing them with a real-world learning experience of the banking sector in Tanzania.

11th May 2017, Dar es Salaam - Exim Bank Tanzania recently had the opportunity to host a team of students from Harvard Business School in Dar es Salaam for one week as part of a required first-year course at Harvard Business School called the FIELD Global Immersion. Exim Bank was one of 157 FIELD Global Partners spanning 14 countries around the world. Together these Global Partners combined to host more than 930 Harvard Business School students in all.

“We are pleased to be working with Harvard Business School to provide students with a real-world learning experience in Tanzania” said Exim Bank’s Head of Human Resources, Mr. Fredrick Kanga. “We feel certain that the students were able to gather insights here that they would never be able to glean from a classroom discussion alone.”

The FIELD Global Immersion is a course designed to strengthen and develop students’ global intelligence – their ability to manage and operate effectively across cultures and business contexts. Exim Bank executives had been working with the team remotely in the months leading up to their arrival in country. While here, the students pitched their ideas to the leadership team, conducted field research with consumers around Dar es Salaam and presented their final recommendations to management. The purpose of this immersive experience is to provide students with the opportunity to do real fieldwork on an innovation project, in an unfamiliar context.

Harvard is quick to acknowledge that this important learning experience would not be possible without the Global Partners.

“We are extremely grateful to Exim Bank Tanzania and all the FIELD Global Partner organizations for all they do on behalf of our students,” said Professor Juan Alcacer, the faculty head of FIELD. “The students benefit immeasurably from this experience and we hope the partner organizations do as well.”

About Exim Bank:

EXIM Bank (Tanzania) Limited was established in 1997 and expanded its market by opening subsidiaries in Comoros (2007), Djibouti (2010) and Uganda (2016); holds pride in being the first local bank to go offshore. Its core objective is to create investment value to its shareholders and achieve the growth through delivery of differentiated and customized services. The Bank is well known to provide a distinctive experience by serving customers with efficiency and a touch of class. Within a short span of 19 years of its existence, the bank has built a strong brand through its geographical reach, innovative products, relationship management and its ability to provide a faster turnaround in services and in the process building a strong loyal customers base.

Exim bank group has a total staff strength of 942 with a gender ratio of 52:48 (Male / Female).