The revelation that 97 percent of stock trading accounts have been dormant for years should spur regulators and other stakeholders in the capital markets into action. It speaks to widespread investor apathy that comes on the back of disappointing returns, a major part of which can be traced to poor corporate governance among some Nairobi […]
The decline of big names such as Uchumi, Kenya Airways, East African Cables, East African Portland Cement and Mumias Sugar was the first sign of struggle in corporate Kenya. [File, Standard] An increase in the number of financially crippled corporates is the new headache for banks, with some lenders in court battles to recover billions […]
Kenyan cement companies have stepped up expansion plans with an eye on the estimated 10 million metric tonnes annual demand of cement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) market. PHOTO | COURTESY The East Africa region’s installed cement capacity is currently estimated at 15.6 million tonnes, with 8.6 million tonnes of that figure produced […]
When should you sell a stake in your company? What stake is good enough without losing control? What price should you settle for? Or better still, should you sell the stake at all? Having the right answers to these questions is no walk in the park. Enterprise looks at case studies of Kenyan firms that […]
DUBLIN–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The "East Africa Cement Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The East Africa cement market reached a volume of US$ 4.55 Billion in 2020. Looking forward, the publisher expects the East Africa cement market to exhibit strong growth during the next […]
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) 55 Westlands Rd, Starehe, Nairobi National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has formally exited the Nairobi bourse following the acquisition by KCB Group in September 2019. Capital Markets Authority (CMA) said the exit will be effected on Thursday for the counter that has not been trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange […]
NSE has been seeking ways to manage issues raised about the recovery board. PHOTO | FILE The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the NSE to operationalise the board after the resolution of all outstanding issues. Under the arrangement NSE will be required to put companies on the recovery […]
KCB Group #ticker:KCB has lost full control of running troubled Mumias Sugar Company after the High Court directed it to involve other creditors in the operations and planned leasing of the ailing miller. Justice Alfred Mabeya directed the KCB appointed receiver manager — Pongangipalli Venkata Ramana Rao — to involve and seek the nod of […]
The proposal to increase import duty on clinker, a raw material used in making cement, from 10 percent to 25 percent, will crush competitors outright. Devki Group, which owns four cement firms, has been lobbying the government to raise the taxes. But the reality is Kenya does not produce adequate clinker, for one reason or […]
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has warned the government against implementing a proposal by billionaire industrialist Narendra Raval to raise the import duty on clinker, a raw material used in cement production, from 10 percent to 25 percent. Mr Raval whose Devki Group owns four cement firms has been lobbying the government to raise […]
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