Equity Bank Rwanda joined the world to celebrate the International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8. / Photos: Dan Nsengiyumva. Equity Bank Rwanda on Monday, March 8, joined the world to celebrate the annual International Women’s Day. Globally, the day was fêted under the theme; “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 […]
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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 […]
Equity extends pay back period for third of loans
Equity Bank #ticker:EQTY has extended repayment periods on a third of its loan book by three years to cushion customers hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Equity Bank Group Holdings ceo James Mwangi said they offered the extended loan moratoriums to 35 per cent of their loan book beyond the one year allowed by the […]
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
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 […]
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 & EIB give Equity Ksh. 16.5B in funding to support SMEs in Kenya
Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 16.5 billion loan facility with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) to support MSMEs. The loan facility was specifically chosen to be in in Kenya Shillings to eliminate the risk of foreign exchange. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Equity launched a system to support […]
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
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 […]