Kenyans Bought More Apartments than Standalones in Q4 2018 KBA
There was an increase in uptake of apartments compared to stand alone houses in Q4 2018 as Kenyans are looking for cheaper houses to live in, says Kenya Bankers Association [...]
7000 Tuskys staff to receive training and accredited certificates from Riara University
Tuskys has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Riara University to provide internationally and locally recognized, competency-based and modularized courses geared towards professional development of practitioners and stakeholders in the [...]
High Demand on Short Term Bonds Results in Yield Decline
In the first two months of 2019, investors have shown great demand for short term and medium term bonds. January registered the highest rate of oversubscription for the 2-year and [...]
CBK Invites Public to Deliberate on the Draft Mortgage Refinance Companies Regulations, 2019
The Central Bank of Kenya has invited Kenyans to deliberate on the Draft Central Bank of Kenya (Mortgage Refinance Companies) Regulations, 2019. The draft regulation has been formulated by CBK [...]Kenya Should Address Governance Principles if Nairobi International Financial Centre is to Take Shape, and Remain Sustainable Ocorian Forum
Kenya will need to address governance principles if Nairobi International Financial Centre is to take shape, and remain sustainable. In an Ocorian Forum that took place in Nairobi recently, business [...]OpEd: East African Real Estate Investors Discover the Working Class
The last 20 years ofreal estate boomin East Africahas changed our buildinglandscape andinventory, as it quite rightly should have done. Our starting pointwas a region thatwas short of every kind [...]Kenya Banking Stocks Up 12.6% in 2019
Most banking stocks at the Nairobi Securities Exchange have gained value since the start of the year at an average of 12.56% according to data from Faida Investment Bank. NIC [...]Acacia Mining Says it May Need to Bring in a Strategic Partner to Continue with its Kakamega Gold Plant
Acacia Mining Plc is considering to look at possibility of bringing on board to continue with exploration of its Kakamega Dome Plant – Liranda Corridor gold mine in Kenya. In [...]ARM Cement's Bailout Bid Receives 25 Offers
Several companies have shown interest in acquiring debt- laden Athi River Mining Company. According to the firm’s administrators, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 23 companies signed non-disclosure agreements giving them access to additional information [...]Kenya's 2019 Economic Outlook Positive CBK Survey
The Central Bank of Kenya conducts a survey every two months before the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. The bank has released findings from the survey it conducted in the first [...]Safaricom’s Senior Executives set for Investor Roadshow to Singapore and Hong Kong
Safaricom’s top representatives are set to visit Singapore and Hong Kong to discuss the telecommunications sector and the company’s business strategy. As per a statement issued by the emerging markets [...]Conference On Infrastructure Finance Set For Nairobi
Nairobi is set to host its inaugural edition of the East Africa Infrastructure Project Finance Conference on the 20 and 21 February 2019 at the Radisson Blu Hotel. This is [...]
