Strathmore Business School Is Set To Join the Global Network for Advancement Management
Strathmore Business School will join the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), to become the first school to join the network in East Africa. GNAM is a network of leading [...]
Banking sector rally pushes Kenya's Stock Market to New All Time High
Kenya's stock market on Monday rose to record highs as investors remained optimistic following the recent news that the country's key political figures had agreed to dialogue after a year [...]
Central Bank of Kenya Cuts Key Rate for the first time Since Sept 2016
The central bank of Kenya has cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 bps (0.5%) to 9.5 percent on March 19th 2018. This is the first cut since September 2016 and [...]Juliana Rotich Former NMG MD Githinji Gitahi appointed to the Board of Standard Group
The Board of NSE listed media house Standard Group has announced the appointment of Ms Juliana Rotich and Dr Githinji Gitahi as independent non-executive directors. The two appointees began their [...]Kenya's first SME Capacity Building Portal Goes Live!!
The Kenya Bankers Association has unveiled a new program that seeks to make it easy for SMEs to access both finance and training aimed at growing their businesses. The approach, the [...]Gulf African Bank Receives Best Islamic Bank in Kenya 2017 Award
Ritz Carlton DIFC, Dubai- Gulf African Bank (GAB), a Shari’ah compliant SME bank in Kenya, has received the best Islamic bank in Kenya award 2017 at the Islamic News Awards. [...]Yale-Strathmore Leadership Forum Marks Strathmore Business School’s Induction into Global Network
Yale University and Strathmore Business School (SBS) held a leadership forum at the latter’s campus last week. The event also marked the announcement of the induction of Strathmore Business School [...]Barclays Kenya launches premium credit card targeting High net worth travellers
Barclays Bank Kenya has partnered with Visa to introduce the premium Signature credit card in Kenya targeting the growing number of affluent domestic and international travellers. Kenya becomes the first [...]Standard Group Reports Sh 282 Million Loss as Print Revenue declines 17%
Following a profit warning issued in November, Kenyan based Media House, Standard Group has reported a loss of Sh 282 Million for the full year period ended December 2017 compared to [...]Lafarge begins due diligence on ARM Cement as Dangote Backs out
It was reported late last year by Bloomberg that four of the world's largest cement manufacturers; LafargeHolcim, Heidelberg Cement AG, Dangote Cement Plc and Titan Cement Co. SA of Greece [...]Barclays Kenya Ventures into the Micro-Lending space with Timiza offering
As part of its long term virtual banking strategy, Barclays Bank of Kenya has unveiled Timiza offering, a phone-based virtual account that enables owners of M-SMEs to access banking services directly [...]Smartphone Connections to Increase to Nearly 200 Million in 2020, Says Jumia Kenya’s White Paper
Jumia Kenya has released its fourth mobile whitepaper which indicates smartphone connections are expected to increase two-fold in 2020 to about 200 million, therefore, accounting for 25 percent of all [...]
