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Stanbic Bank posts 5.5pc profit rise to Sh3.5bn in first quarter

Nairobi, May 7 -- Stanbic Bank Kenya has reported a 5.5 percent growth in net profit for the first quarter ended March when the benefits of lower costs and provisions for bad debts were eroded by a he... Read More


Nigerian lender paid Sh15.8bn in National Bank acquisition

Nairobi, May 7 -- Nigeria's Access Bank paid Sh15.8 billion to acquire National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group, earning the Nairobi bourse-listed lender a premium of Sh3.18 billion. KCB Group has... Read More


Nigerian lender paid Sh15.8bn in National Bank acquisition

Nairobi, May 7 -- Nigeria's Access Bank paid Sh15.8 billion to acquire National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group, earning the Nairobi bourse-listed lender a premium of Sh3.18 billion. KCB Group has... Read More


Express Kenya sells its land for Sh300m to boost cash position

Nairobi, May 5 -- Express Kenya has disclosed the sale of a portion of its land holdings for Sh300 million in an effort to raise funds to clear its debt obligations and improve its cash position. The... Read More


ATM use hits all-time low on shift to cashless banking

Nairobi, May 5 -- The usage of automatic teller machines (ATMs) has dropped to the lowest level since the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) began reporting the transactions, underscoring the impact of a shi... Read More


I&M Bank eyes the rich in Sh20bn fundraiser plan

Nairobi, April 30 -- I&M Bank has set a minimum investment threshold of Sh500,000 for its corporate bond that seeks to raise Sh20 billion to grow its loan book and boost its capital levels, signalling... Read More


Flame Tree issues profit warning on excluded insurance claim

Nairobi, April 30 -- Flame Tree Group (FTG) expects its profits for the financial year ended December 2025 to drop significantly by at least 25 percent, reversing the profitability from the previous y... Read More


Car & General share price rallies 20pc on dividend raise

Nairobi, April 30 -- The share price of diversified dealer Car & General (C&G) rallied by 20 percent during trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on Thursday, driven by a fourfold growth in... Read More


Rise of men's chamas as savings discipline tightens

Nairobi, April 27 -- Raymond Kageni had always assumed that chamas were women's affairs and had never imagined joining one. However, his elder brother, John, enrolled him in a group that he chaired. ... Read More


Scangroup exits Tanzania in turnaround plan after losses

Nairobi, April 24 -- Listed marketing services firm WPP Scangroup has dipped further into loss territory in the full year to December 2025, with the company now disclosing plans to cut back operations... Read More