Equity Bank secures Kshs. 16.5B from EIB to boost MSME lending

Equity Bank secures Kshs. 16.5B from EIB to boost MSME lending

European Union Ambassador to Kenya, H.E Simon Mordue (left) exchanges the signed partnership agreement with Equity Group MD & CEO, Dr. James Mwangi (right). PHOTO | Courtesy Equity Group Holdings has secured Kshs. 16.5 billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Union (EU) to provide liquidity to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises […]

EU provides Kenya’s Equity Bank 145 mln USD to boost businesses

NAIROBI, March 3 (Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) under Team Europe, are providing 15.8 billion shillings (about 145 million U.S. dollars) to Kenya’s regional Equity Bank to enhance financing to companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, EU officials said on Wednesday. Thomas Ostros, vice president of the […]

Kenya: NSE plugs derivatives market into global data platform Refinitiv

Kenya: NSE plugs derivatives market into global data platform Refinitiv

The Nairobi Securities Exchange has integrated its data for its derivatives market with global data platform Refinitiv, giving investors across the globe a real-time view of the market. London Stock Exchange listed Refinitiv runs the Elektron Real Time platform that will now carry the updates on the NSE’s single stock futures and index futures products. […]

Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19

Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19

The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing €120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including in the […]

EU in Ksh. 15.8B deal with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business

EU in Ksh. 15.8B deal with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business

The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing €120 million (Ksh. 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including in the […]

Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19

Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19

The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing €120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including in the […]