FeaturedFintechAfrica’s is booming with an increased number of fintechsInternational Finance Business DeskMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020 According to the International Monetary Fund, the continent's informal economy is conducive to startups with a pool of unbanked and underbanked population... Read more
FeaturedForexIMF lends $739 mn to Kenya; foreign reserve rises 9%International Finance Business DeskMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020 The country's usable foreign exchange reserves increased to $8,532 mn as of May 14... Read more
FeaturedFinanceOkolea International restructures loans for 40,000 clientsInternational Finance Business DeskMay 18, 2020May 19, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 18, 2020May 19, 2020 Clients can receive up to Sh1 mn loans instantly into their banks accounts using the app... Read more
BankingFeaturedEquity Bank launches Sh200 bn to support small firms in KenyaInternational Finance Business DeskMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020 The launch is a collaboration between Equity Bank and Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry... Read more
BankingFeaturedKenya issues Sh50 bn bond to provide further supportInternational Finance Business DeskMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Even the IMF approved $1.23 bn of emergency funding for Kenya and Uganda... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareKenyan healthtech Tibu to decentralise primary outpatient carePritam BordoloiMay 6, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMay 6, 2020 The startup connects its customers to healthcare workers in real-time... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateKenya real estate sector to drop 10% as the pandemic continuesInternational Finance Business DeskMay 4, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 4, 2020 The country's real estate sector has recorded slow growth in the first quarter of 2020... Read more
FeaturedFinanceCMA warns investors in Kenya to avoid investing through unlicenced firmsInternational Finance Business DeskApril 23, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 23, 2020 Cytonn Asset Management is the only licenced firm to function as a fund manager and a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) manager... Read more
FeaturedTelecomTelkom sees 50% increase in customer data consumptionInternational Finance Business DeskApril 20, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 20, 2020 Telkom's increase in data consumption is more prominent in residential areas... Read more
FeaturedUtilitiesNyandarua County reconnects water supply for residentsInternational Finance Business DeskApril 10, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 10, 2020 More than 15,000 Nyandarua residents were benefitted after the government cleared Sh1.5 mn water bills... Read more