Banking
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.
M-GURUSH ventures into international money transfer turf
South Sudan's pioneer mobile money platform m-GURUSH has ventured into international money transfer business. This is an innovative feature from...
Micro financing out of poverty
Micro financing is the go to solution for small businesses as banks tighten lending conditions to stifle Non Performing Loans...
Leading bank eyes Tanzania’s untapped insurance market
CRDB Bank, a leading bank in Tanzania, has announced plans to register its own insurance subsidiary firm. The bank is...
Ethiopia’s Coop Bank reports profits up 26pc
Based in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa, Coop Bank is growing by leaps and bounds, with profits up 29 percent...
Tanzania: Central Bank issues stimulus, banks increase lending
In the backdrop of Tanzania’s Central Bank announcing a stimulus package for commercial banks, loans advanced by banks have shot...
The menace of Africa’s ‘disproportionate’ interest rates
The base criteria for loans worldwide is the usage of a rank-like system used to categorize nations from “best to...
Digital payment growth could boost Egypt’s GDP by 3.5pc -Visa
Economic growth generated through digital payments could add up to 3.5 per cent to Egypt's GDP, according to Visa. Visa,...
Absa Kenya’s US$ 100 million kitty for women entrepreneurs
Absa Bank Kenya has announced a Ksh10 billion fund to advance credit to women-owned small and medium enterprises over the...
Stanchart’s growth projection for EAC economies
Stanchart released the outlook for the EAC three big economies – Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. According to the outlook report,...
Manufacturers’ Business Forum Uganda
Uganda’s Standard Chartered Bank organized a Manufacturers’ Business Forum for over 150 manufacturers’ and various stakeholders with the purpose of...
This Months Edition
East Africa’s best: Entrepreneur wins Kshs1 million Sinapis seed capital
The future of Tech Industry in Africa looks bright
Seven African Exchanges and African Development Bank prod investment in Africa
Rwanda and Uganda lead East Africa in switch to electric cars
EAC looks to review its textile strategy
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East Africa’s best: Entrepreneur wins Kshs1 million Sinapis seed capital
The future of Tech Industry in Africa looks bright
Seven African Exchanges and African Development Bank prod investment in Africa
Rwanda and Uganda lead East Africa in switch to electric cars
EAC looks to review its textile strategy
