eng Science and Education Publishing Journal of Finance and Economics 2328-7276 2020-09-29 8 5 211 221 10.12691/jfe-8-5-2 JFE2020852 article Elizabeth Joseph elizashabo@yahoo.com 1 Department of Finance, University of Dar- es- Salaam Business School, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania The purpose of this study is to examine the causal relationship between bank credit and economic growth. Specifically, the study examined the causal relationship between bank credit by borrowing sector and economic growth and between overall financial intermediation and economic growth. Time series data for the period 1993-2017 is used. Causality test and vector error correction is applied. Results show that there is no causal relationship between bank credit and economic growth and between economic growth and bank credit. In the long run, bank credit has a significant positive effect on economic growth. Policies towards enhancing growth of financial sector should be emphasized to enable increase in credit provision and promote economic growth through investment in different sectors of the economy. The positive long run effect of financial intermediation means that enhancing deposit mobilization still remain paramount towards credit provision by banking financial institutions. http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfe/8/5/2/jfe-8-5-2.pdf banking sector credit economic sector economic growth financial intermediation