BAT Kenya Half Year 2017 Net Profit declines by 9%
Cigarettes and Tobacco manufacturing company British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd (Stock; BAT Kenya) has reported a decline of 9 percent in profit after tax to Sh 1.95 Billion for the [...]
OPINION: SECURING YOUR BUSINESS WINDFALL
In the recent past Kenya’s economy has been largely driven by small scale business that make up a large percentage of the country’s revenue. In Kenya, SMEs have played a [...]Barclays Bank Kenya Unveils unique initiative to fund SMEs
With the enactment of the interest rates’ law and the chaos of an election year which have resulted in a review Bank's lending policies, it might leave small business owners wondering [...]Video; Kenya Could Review Rate Cap Law in the Next Parliament Govt Official
The Kenyan Government through the national treasury has formed a task force to analyze the impact of interest rate cap with a view of reviewing the law in the next parliament. [...]2017 Board Diversity Report of Kenyan Listed Companies Launched
The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) together with other partners including the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Barclays Bank of Kenya and New Faces New Voices on Tuesday launched the 2017 Board [...]Exotix Rebrands, To Hire Three Research Analysts in Kenya
Exotix Capital, a UK based Frontier and Emerging Markets investment firm says it plans to expand its Kenyan footprint by hiring three new research analysts who will start working in [...]Weekly Market Commentary (July 10 14)
The previous week (week ending 14 July, 2017) activity heightened further with 285.7 million shares traded as compared to the previous week’s 186,343,300 (+53%). Total turnover was Kshs. 6.4 billion [...]Kenya's Most Popular TV Radio Stations Q1 2017
Market research group GeoPoll has analyzed the ratings and audience of top TV and Top Radio Stations in Kenya for the first three months of 2017 using data collected through [...]Moody’s accords Equity Bank first-time ratings of B1, Stable Outlook
Equity Bank Kenya has been assigned first time ratings by Moody’s Investors Service with a stable outlook based on the Bank’s strength. The global local currency rating captures the Bank’s [...]Central Bank of Kenya Retains Key Rate at 10%
The MPC of Kenya's Central Bank met on July 17, 2017, to review the outcome of its policy decisions and recent economic developments. The Committee decided to retain the Central [...]Nakumatt Workers Threaten Strike Action Over Proposal to pay Salaries in installments
The Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied Workers (KUCFAW) says a strike is looming at Nakumatt Supermarkets after the retailer's workers rejected a proposal to be paid monthly salaries in [...]mVisa Takes on M-Pesa Pesalink with Free Mobile Money Transfer Service
Visa has announced that consumers of a Visa-led bank partnership in Kenya will be able to send money to each other domestically without paying transaction fees using mVisa. The partnership [...]
