CBK relaxes Covid curbs on banks’ dividend pay

CBK relaxes Covid curbs on banks’ dividend pay

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has loosened restrictions on dividend payments by commercial lenders as the country recovers from the Covid-19 economic fallout. Multiple bank executives reckon that the banking regulator has dropped its tough stance on dividends, freeing lenders to resume payouts to shareholders. The CBK last August asked commercial banks to seek […]

Banks resume dividends as loan defaults fall

Banks resume dividends as loan defaults fall

Bank investors are set for a significant increase in dividend income in the next five months as the listed lenders make cash distributions for the year ending December amid improved profitability and brighter economic prospects. KCB Group #ticker:KCB, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya #ticker:SCBK and Stanbic Holdings #ticker:SBIC have paid or declared interim dividends totalling Sh5.7 […]