Enterprise Trustees Limited, the leading Private Corporate Trustee in Ghana, has launched its 10th Anniversary of providing Pension Administrative Services. The company also took the opportunity to launch Purple Drawdown – a post-retirement solution for individuals who have reached retirement age to help manage accumulated retirement funds. The celebration held on the theme – Celebrating […]
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Standard Bank Group of South Africa leads the banking pack in Africa
Africa’s biggest bank by assets, Standard Bank Group, has retained its seat at the top of the banking pack in Africa. This was revealed in a 2021 annual survey pitting the top 100 banks in Africa conducted by global publication Group, IC Publications, through its leading publication, African Business. IC Publications has over 50 years’ […]
Investments into East African startups fall by 50% as Nigeria shines
East Africa’s investments in startups declined by more than 50% in 2021, with deal activities falling by 2%, largely due to the impact of new restrictions imposed by governments to tame the spread of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest Venture Capital in Africa report (April 2022) by the African Private Equity […]
Kenya eyes $244mln budget support from IMF
A currency dealer counts Kenya shillings at a money exchange counter in Nairobi October 23, 2008. The Kenya shilling breached the important 80.00 level on Thursday reaching a near four-year low, despite assurances by the central bank, due to demand for dollars. At 0800 GMT, commercial banks traded the unit at 80.10/20 against the dollar […]
Stanbic Bank Uganda Issued ‘AAA’ Fitch rating
Kampala – Uganda April 26, 2022: Fitch, the international credit rating agency, has affirmed Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited’s (SBU) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B+’, with ‘AAA’ being the highest possible rating while ‘D’ is the lowest. SBU is Uganda’s largest bank accounting for 22% of banking sector assets as of the end of […]
Purshottam Developers partners with Stanbic Bank in mortgage financing deal
NAIROBI, Kenya April 21-Property developer Purshottam Developers, and Stanbic Bank Kenya have entered a structured mortgage finance partnership that will enable customers to own homes in Ruaka at an affordable cost. As part of the deal, Kenyans will be able to acquire the apartments with a standard minimal deposit and subsidized mortgage loan interest at […]
Africa’s Jambojet Places Its Immediate Focus On Domestic Recovery
Kenya’s low-cost regional airline Jambojet will prioritize local routes for the time being as it looks to consolidate business within the country before expanding internationally. The airline had to suspend some of its international flights during COVID and has no immediate plans of deploying its aircraft to overseas destinations on a large scale. Focus on […]
Safaricom gets $400mln loan for Ethiopia licence
Image used for illustrative purpose. Midsection Of Man Using Mobile Phone Against Clear Sky In Marrakesh, Morocco. Standard Chartered Bank Kenya was one of the major banks that lent Safaricom a total of $400mln last year, helping the telecom operator pay for its Ethiopian licence. A consortium led by Safaricom paid $850mln to gain entry […]
CRB listing freeze to delay risk based loan pricing – bankers
KBA chief executive Habil Olaka /FILE The Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) listing freeze on new loan defaulters of sums below Sh5 million could hinder the implementation of risk-based lending, bankers have said. The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) chief executive Habil Olaka said this in a commentary supporting the new credit pricing model favoured by industry […]
Supermarkets opened 19 new stores in 2021
Kenya’s major supermarkets opened 19 new stores last year, partly spurred by a recovery in consumer demand and cash from private equity funds which acquired stakes in two of the four retailers in prior years. Naivas, Quick Mart, Carrefour and Chandarana Foodplus tightened their grip on Kenya’s retail sector, capitalising on the gap left by […]