UK Offers work permit to non-graduate Kenyans Highly skilled Kenyans without degree-level qualifications will from next year be allowed to apply for work permits in Britain under post-Brexit immigration rules, enabling them to compete with job-seekers from the European Union and other regions. Britain’s new points-based immigration system, set to be implemented from January 2021, […]
Nairobi securities Exchange (NSE) trading floor (BEVERLYNE MUSILI) NAIROBI, KENYA : The Nairobi Securities Exchange has reviewed the constituent counters of its NSE 20 and 25 Share Index, with effect from April 3. The review of the NSE 20 share index incorporates the inclusion of Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited, NIC Group Plc and Nairobi Securities […]
One of the Kenya’s veteran Public Relations practitioners Gina Din-Kariuki ( pictured ) is set to receive an Outstanding Individual Achievement SABRE Award this year. Popularly known as Gina Din, the PR pioneer is being recognised for being a trailblazer in the African Public Relations landscape, an entrepreneur and a mentor to other female professionals. […]
NCBA Group chairman James Ndegwa (left) and his brother Andrew Ndegwa each own a 4.16 percent personal stake in the bank with a market value of Sh1.6 billion apiece. FILE PHOTOS | NMG NCBA Group chairman James Ndegwa and his brother Andrew Ndegwa each own a 4.16 percent personal stake in the bank with a […]
A forex bureau in Nairobi. A high incidence in money laundering activity makes it difficult for monetary authorities to track currency movements. FILE PHOTO NMG I gather that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a circular giving commercial banks six months to open and declare contents of all safe deposit boxes in their […]
Listed firms are now changing their regulations to allow for virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) to accommodate realities such as Covid-19 that have made large physical gatherings impossible. State ban on physical gatherings had stalled holding of AGMs, which are usually crucial for endorsing dividend payments and voting new leaders. This was, however, unlocked by […]
Tourney’s total prize money is Sh23.6m Currently the oldest and most popular European Challenge Tour event globally, the Barclays Kenya Open was last held at the par-71 Muthaiga course in 2012. The tournament was meant to alternate between the two 18-hole courses every three years. The annual Barclays Kenya Open golf championship which has been […]
Business News Banks have until end of this year to verify contents of their customers’ safes and report suspicious ones in new push to stamp out money laundering. The days of individuals hiding their ill-gotten wealth or cash in banks’ safe deposit boxes are numbered. This is after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) gave […]
Are you in a rush to beat the loan repayment deadline for your ABSA Timiza loan , but you do not know how to proceed? There is no need to panic. ABSA has simplified the process of repaying the loans. You can quickly repay your outstanding loan via M-Pesa using the Timiza Paybill number. Image: […]
Barclays Kenya MD Jeremy Awori. FILE PHOTO | NMG Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) #ticker:BBK profits have remained flat as it reported Sh3.88 billion after-tax earnings for the period ended June 30 compared to Sh3.76 billion for a similar period in 2018. “The performance is mainly attributable to a four percent growth in total income, […]
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