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Standard Chartered banking on Tanzania’s digital market share

by Kawira Mutisya

July 18, 2019

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Here is Africa’s most socially responsible bank

July 8, 2019

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Kenya’s listed banks resilient as return on equity rises to 19.2%

June 17, 2019

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Barclays Q1 profit flat as transition to Absa gains momentum

May 30, 2019

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Get the latest news and analysis on the banking sector in East Africa. Coverage on the capital markets as they relate to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Ethiopia.

KCB Group shareholders have approved the proposal to acquire 100 per cent of the issued ordinary shares of National Bank of Kenya Limited (NBK) via share swap. This approval follows the offer made by KCB Group on April 18, 2019 to acquire the shares of struggling NBK by way of a share swap. National Bank of Kenya has been struggling with its operations amid a series of loses. KCB is the largest commercial bank in East Africa.

Banking

KCB shareholders approve National Bank acquisition, Ksh10.7B dividend

by Chacha Mwita

May 30, 2019

KCB Group shareholders have approved the proposal to acquire 100 per cent of the issued ordinary shares of National Bank...

Banking

Here is Kenya’s best bank in 2019

by Chacha Mwita

May 30, 2019

Equity Bank emerged as the overall best bank in Kenya for the eighth time at this year’s Think Business Banking...

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has posted a 9.4 per cent growth in net profit for the first quarter ended March, buoyed by returns from investment in government securities and non-funded revenue. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed lender closed the period with a Ksh1.97 billion net profit compared to Ksh1.80 billion posted last year. The Group defied a tough operating environment to build customer deposits to Ksh275 billion, while the asset base grew to Ksh370 billion, entrenching the DTB’s position as a leading tier one bank in Kenya and the wider East African region.

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DTB’s Q1 profit grows to Ksh1.97 billion as new chairman takes charge

by Chacha Mwita

May 28, 2019

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has posted a 9.4 per cent growth in net profit for the first quarter ended March,...

Kenya

Aga Khan’s DTB picks Linus Gitahi for Board Chairperson role

by Kimani Chege

May 24, 2019

Nairobi headquartered Diamond Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Mr. Linus Gitahi as its Chairperson. The appointment which was announced...

Digitization is bringing new opportunities to Africa with the continent becoming the next frontier for internet-based e-commerce solutions. Africa’s 21 million online shoppers have inspired the Nairobi e-commerce conference organised by UNCTAD. www.theexchange.africa

Banking

Kenyan Banks, Fintechs customers’ experience to change

by Njenga Hakeenah

May 16, 2019

Infobip’s technology creates seamless mobile interactions between businesses and people as well as simplifying the integration of almost all communication...

Equity Bank has posted a 5.1 per cent rise in its profit for the first quarter of the year as the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)—focused lender continues to navigate the interest rate cap regime in Kenya.The Nairobi Security Exchange (NSE) listed bank recorded a Ksh6.2 billion net profit for the period, up from Ksh5.9 billion in a similar period last year, buoyed by interest income and cost management. The bank’s customers in Tanzania defaulted on nearly a third of loans in the first quarter of 2019.

Banking

Tanzanians default on Equity Bank loans albeit Ksh6.2 billion profit

by Chacha Mwita

May 11, 2019

Equity Bank has posted a 5.1 per cent rise in its profit for the first quarter of the year as...

Banking

How Equity’s digital shift has enhanced supreme banking for SMEs

by Chacha Mwita

May 4, 2019

Equity Bank says branches are making it easy for SMEs to access products that are right for them Equity Bank...

Banking

Russia leads CIS towards Islamic banking and finance

by Giza M

April 30, 2019

While considerably new, Islamic Banking and Finance has now taken firm roots in Russia and other Commonwealth Independent States (CIS)...

Kenyan listed banks had an improved performance on aggregate in the first quarter of 2019 as they recorded improved profitability in a relatively tough operating environment, a survey by Cytonn Investment has revealed. This is in the wake of a tough business environment occasioned by among others, the interest rate law in Kenya which caps lending by commercial banks at four percentage points above the Central Bank of Kenya rate. During the quarter, return on equity rose to 19.2 per cent from 18.4 per cent in Q1 2018, with equity group having the highest at 22.8 per cent, Cytonn’s Q1’2019 Banking Sector Review indicates.

Banking

How mergers are shaping up Kenya’s banking industry

by Chacha Mwita

April 23, 2019

Majority of the deals are tier 1 banks going for struggling tier 2 and 3 lenders Kenya’s banking sector is...

Banking

Towards achieving a financially equitable society

by Opinion

April 18, 2019

Tanzania endeavors to become a middle-income economy by 2025 with a desired per capita income of USD 3000; this will...

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