Kenya's Fintech Market Needs Combination of Regulatory Sandbox Helpline to Thrive FSD
Although Kenya is one of the leading African countries in financial inclusion, regulation in the fintech market is lagging behind. According to a survey carried out by FSD Kenya, a [...]
Foreign Investment Survey 2018
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in partnership with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) are geared to conduct a the 5th edition [...]Kenya Airways Mulls Over Its Future on the NSE
Kenya Airways (KQ) is mulling over its future at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) with the aim of making it “more agile and responsive to changing market dynamics.” Although not [...]Mauritius to Return Graft Money from Kenyan Offshore Bank Accounts
The government of Mauritius has said it is ready to enter into a deal where it will return all the Kenyan graft money that has been stashed in the island [...]Safaricom's Market Share Declines by 2.1%, Airtel Gains 2.5%
Mobile Subscriptions Safaricom's market share of mobile subscriptions stood at 67 per cent, a decline of 2.1 per cent compared to the previous quarter. Airtel gained 2.5 per cent to [...]Kenya Based Agri-tech startup ‘Tulaa’ Secures Sh 67Mn in seed financing
Kenya’s Tulaa startup that offers a mobile commerce platform for rural consumers and producers in Africa has raised $627,000(Ksh 67Mn) seed round to fund its continued expansion in the country [...]Kenya's Banking Sector Very Stable, Real GDP Grew 5.7% in Q1 2018 CBK
During a meeting on July 30, 2018, the Monetary Policy Committee observed that the banking remained stable with average commercial banks' liquidity standing at 48 per cent and capital adequacy [...]NSE CMA Identify 30 Companies with Potential to List
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) identified 30 potential companies that can list through the Business Incubation and Acceleration forum held in May 2017. This is according to the Capital Markets [...]Japan to Finance the Nairobi Rail Flyover Project
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will finance the construction of the Nairobi rail flyover project which will connect Enterprise Road to the Nairobi CBD. JICA is a government agency [...]Barclays Kenya launches campaign to drive uptake usage of Credit cards
Barclays Bank of Kenya has launched a 50-day credit card campaign to drive the uptake and usage of the cards in the country. The campaign will see lucky customers win [...]
Guest Opinion; How Nairobi Matatus Defied the Will of Kenya’s Cashless Policy Makers
We often fall into the trap of making broad sweeping assumptions about people and places based on our preconceived notions of an what we consider is an ideal world. In [...]Kenyans to Pay Higher Electricity Bills With New Tariffs
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has received criticism for the revised the electricity tariffs, which contrary to expectations, have added to the burden of Kenyans, particularly the middle-income consumers. Beginning [...]
