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 […]
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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 […]
NSE seeks lift from 2020 bear run as trading resumes
A display of listed equities at the NSE. PHOTO | CITIZEN DIGITAL The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will be hoping for a lift in 2021 with trading resuming for the New Year on Monday. Among key remedial measures sought will be the lure of foreign investors whose exodus in 2020 caved a hole in the […]
NSE seeks lift from 2020 bear run as trading resumes
A display of listed equities at the NSE. PHOTO | CITIZEN DIGITAL The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will be hoping for a lift in 2021 with trading resuming for the New Year on Monday. Among key remedial measures sought will be the lure of foreign investors whose exodus in 2020 caved a hole in the […]
NSE: 14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year
At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. Britam Holdings , Absa Bank Kenya , East African Breweries Limited ( EABL ), Kenya Power , East African Cables , Kenya Orchards , Longhorn Publishers , Nairobi Business Ventures , […]
NSE: 14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year
At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. Britam Holdings , Absa Bank Kenya , East African Breweries Limited ( EABL ), Kenya Power , East African Cables , Kenya Orchards , Longhorn Publishers , Nairobi Business Ventures , […]
14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year
At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. FILE PHOTO | NMG At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. Britam Holdings , […]
14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year
At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. FILE PHOTO | NMG At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. Britam Holdings , […]
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 […]
Should UNGA stay out of the kitchen?
UNGA Group is a Kenyan-listed company with a focus on flour milling and manufacturing of a human nutrition products and animal feeds. The group has operations in Kenya and Uganda. UNGA has just released its 2019/2020 financial results and they are not the prettiest reading. Revenues steady but profits down over 80%. They are generating cash […]