Bitcoin explained: The digital currency making millionaires
Bitcoin, a novelty digital currency, kicked off the new year at a lofty price of $1100 at market close on Tuesday, levels last seen in December 2013. Often dismissed as [...]
Happy New 2017 From Kenyan WallStreet Team!
The Kenyan Wall Street team would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers, writers and followers a very happy and prosperous New Year 2017. Since December 2015, the team has [...]Opinion; Banking Opportunities In Africa Untapped
There are huge, untapped banking opportunities in Africa and banks in the region need to step up to succeed. Retail banking in Africa is far from straightforward. As the world’s [...]IFRS 16: A New Life for Leases
Off-to-on Balance Sheet Deep in the throes of the Great Recession, former International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Chairman Sir David Philip Tweedie, in an oft-cited quote from a speech at [...]Opinion; Banks should Innovate to protect income streams
With the capping of interest rates at 4% above the CBK rate comes an opportunity for banks to innovate and protect their income streams. They can do this through increased focus [...]Top 5 Business Opportunities in East Africa
East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi) is attracting the attention of the world due to the immense potential that the region holds. The Africa rising story cannot be [...]Are Satanic Forces Influencing Kenyan Rates Policy? Exotix Partners
Four years ago, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta reneged on an agreement to appoint one of his political rivals, Musalia Mudavadi, as the preferred presidential candidate for their political coalition. According [...]British Millennials Are ‘Collateral Damage’ as Pension Gap Grows
Britain’s millennials, already suffering for the economic mistakes of the past, now face the prospect of having to pay for the country’s future. Pension-fund liabilities in the U.K. increased to [...]Opinion; Go slow on Bill to Cap Rates
Opinion; Its equally true that the spread is ridiculously wide, economically unsustainable and unacceptable but using legislation as the remedy is not the solution, it looks good from far but [...]OPINION; CBK unlikely to cut CBR ahead of 2017 polls
The election period normally sees accelerated spending as the government races to complete projects to make a better pitch to voters. Chances of a further CBR cut and consequently fall [...]NGUNZE; Decisions taken may be unpopular, but benefitial to KQ its sustainability
The following article by Kenya Airways CEO Mbuvi Ngunze first appeared on the Print edition of the Daily Nation on Saturday July 9 2016 and we thought it would make a [...]No Investment is a sure thing
My investment in Company X is a sure thing. Misconception: If a company is hot, you'll definitely see great returns by investing in it. The market is a great collection [...]
