Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has become the sixth lender to issue a profit warning on expected 2020 earnings. In a notice to shareholders on Friday, the bank attributed the expected collapse in earnings to economic disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The volatile operating environment has seen the lender raise its loan-loss coverage in […]

Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has become the sixth lender to issue a profit warning on expected 2020 earnings. In a notice to shareholders on Friday, the bank attributed the expected collapse in earnings to economic disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The volatile operating environment has seen the lender raise its loan-loss coverage in […]

Kenya's Companies Act and the Protection of Minority Shareholders

Kenya’s Companies Act and the Protection of Minority Shareholders

When minority shareholders of Express Kenya and Unga Group Plc halted takeover attempts in 2018, they marked a turning point in the running of corporates in Kenya, after many years of dominant shareholders forcing through virtually every policy decision. Many investors had watched helplessly as their money went down the drain because of poor decisions […]