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Mastercard and Cellulant in account-less pay pact
Mastercard and Cellulant have signed an agreement, which will see clients of the payments firm across Africa shop and pay online without...
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 26, 20221 min read
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Co-op Bank eyes big role in Sh50bn hustler fund
Co-op Bank says it will leverage its relationships in the co-operative movement to support the rollout of the State’s Sh50 billion...
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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High Court freezes Equity acquisition of Spire Bank
The High Court has frozen Equity Bank’s acquisition of Spire Bank amid a dispute over the fate of employees in the troubled lender....
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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Banks raise the cost of loans, what next for the President WSR's plans?
Banks raise the cost of loans on CBK jumbo rate hike Top commercial banks, NCBA Group, Standard Chartered, Housing Finance, have started...
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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Have Safaricom finally Found a Worthy Competitor?
State fully acquires Telkom Kenya in Sh6.09 billion deal The Treasury has acquired a 60 percent stake in Telkom Kenya from UK-based...
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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Safaricom's Power of Technology and Innovative Spirit- Extending to Ethiopia
President William Ruto arrived in Ethiopia Thursday morning for his first official visit that includes, among other bilateral issues, the...
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 7, 20221 min read
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Twiga Foods Revolutionizing the Fresh Food Supply Chain in Africa
Twiga Foods is eyeing Cote d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as its entry points for its planned expansion into the...
Ngoima Kiriani
Oct 7, 20221 min read
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William Ruto's uphill task in reversing SGR deals, Jubilee policies- BD
President-elect William Ruto faces an uphill task in reversing key policies of the exiting administration, including returning port...
Ngoima Kiriani
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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New maize shock as Tanzania freezes exports permits - BD
Tanzania has frozen the issuance of new maize export permits in what could worsen the shortage of the product which has driven prices of...
Ngoima Kiriani
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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Equity half year net profit up 36pc to Sh24.4 billion- BD
Equity Group has posted a 36 percent jump in net profits to Sh24.4 billion in the first half of this year on increased lending (to...
Ngoima Kiriani
Aug 23, 20221 min read
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Treasury struggles as fuel subsidy hits Sh71bn in six months- BD
Kenya has spent Sh71.17 billion to subsidize diesel, super, and kerosene in the six months to June, highlighting the burden of the fuel...
Ngoima Kiriani
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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Kenya Re draws 32 percent of premiums from India market- Business Daily
India has grown to become Kenya Re’s second largest source of business contributing 32 percent of its gross premiums behind Kenya’s 38...
Ngoima Kiriani
Aug 16, 20221 min read
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Banks exposure up on more bonds
Kenyan banks’ exposure to sovereign debt has gone up significantly since 2019 as a result of faster investment in risk-free bonds at the...
Ngoima Kiriani
Aug 13, 20221 min read
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Food deliveries keep restaurants going amid poll slowdown - Business Daily
Dine-in restaurants are facing another cycle of tough business this election period. As some food outlets around Nairobi kept their doors...
Ngoima Kiriani
Aug 12, 20221 min read
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Rich Kenyans saved Sh2.1bn in dollars daily before polls- BD
Well-off individuals and companies banked a record Sh63 billion more in dollar accounts in June as they searched for safety for the...
Ngoima Kiriani
Aug 12, 20221 min read
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