Western Union Joins Forces with Major Financial Institutions in Africa

NAIROBI–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Western Union , a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, is collaborating with major financial institutions in Africa, to enable millions of consumers to send and receive cross-border payments , quickly and reliably, 24/7. “Customers, globally and in Africa, want flexibility and trust in their cross-border money transfers […]

Half of Nairobi bourse firms fail to recover from Covid

Half of Nairobi bourse firms fail to recover from Covid

Nairobi Securities Exchange trading floor. PHOTO | NMG Firms that have made positive corporate moves in the stock market such as bonus issuances and buyouts like Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) have also recorded higher gains relative to peers. But investors have punished top firms viewed to struggle under effects of Covid-19, including East Africa Breweries […]

Sh13bn bad loan provision cuts lift bank profits

Sh13bn bad loan provision cuts lift bank profits

Kenya’s top nine listed banks slashed their provisions for loan defaults by a third in six months to June, defying Covid-19 hardships to raise their combined net earnings 72.5 percent to Sh66.5 billion. KCB #ticker:KCB, Equity #ticker:EQTY, Co-op Bank #ticker:COOP, I&M #ticker:I&M, Absa Bank Kenya #ticker:ABSA, NCBA #ticker:NCBA, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya #ticker:SCBK, DTB #ticker:DTK, […]

Nairobi Securities Exchange suffers biggest daily loss since May

Nairobi Securities Exchange suffers biggest daily loss since May

Investors on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Wednesday lost about Sh54 billion in paper wealth, the biggest single-day decline in four months, hit by a slump in the share price of market driver Safaricom . Data showed that the NSE’s market capitalisation fell by Sh53.8 billion to stand at Sh2.776 trillion Wednesday the largest margin […]

Foreign investors record Sh242m net inflows at bourse

Foreign investors record Sh242m net inflows at bourse

A stockbroker at the Nairobi Securities Exchange trading floor. FILE PHOTO | NMG Foreign investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded net inflows of Sh242.3 million last week, reversing the previous week’s net outflows of Sh208.5 million as they bulked up on Safaricom and large banks’ shares. Their buying activity, combined with higher participation […]

Stanbic dominates as bancassurance sees 2nd quarter growth

Stanbic dominates as bancassurance sees 2nd quarter growth

The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) of Uganda, has published industry performance for the period April-June 2021 with bancassurance recording a 54% growth dominated by Stanbic Bank which consolidated its market share to 21.2% from 19.1 between January and March. This was followed by Absa Bank with 17.7%, Centenary Bank 7.7%, dfcu Bank 6.2%, Orient Bank […]