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IMF urges CBK to slash policy meetings to four

Nairobi, June 21 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to cut its policy setting meetings to four from the current six in a year to align the regulator wit... Read More


Titus Muya: The dreamer who built Family Bank

Nairobi, June 21 -- On Tuesday, Family Bank shares will start trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), allowing shareholders, including its founder Titus Kiondo Muya, to sell part of their st... Read More


Absa gains Sh7bn as parent firm offers premium price

Nairobi, June 21 -- Absa Bank Kenya's share price jumped 4.59 percent on Friday, representing a gain of Sh7.33 billion as investors reacted to Absa Group Limited's bid to raise its stake in the Kenyan... Read More


South Africa firms in Sh413bn swoop on Kenya blue-chips

Nairobi, June 21 -- South African companies are betting Sh413 billion on acquisitions in Kenyan blue-chip firms, seeing them as a platform for a bigger foothold in the fast-growing East and Central Af... Read More


Telcos push for tax scrap for phones below Sh13,000

Nairobi, June 21 -- Mobile network operators are pushing for removal of taxes on entry-level smartphones, arguing that high handset costs have become the biggest obstacle to bringing millions of peopl... Read More


Science education is the foundation of future national progress

DAR ES SALAAM, June 21 -- ACCESS to quality education is not the responsibility of one individual or institution. It requires coordinated efforts involving the government, private sector, development ... Read More


Everything in Place for Historic Mata Kheer Bhawani Yatra; Society Thanks Administration for Smooth Conduct

Jammu, June 21 -- Share Tweet Share Ganderbal 21 June (KNS): Mata Kheer Bhawani Ji Yatra welfare society today reviewed the final arrangements for coming Mata Kheer Bhawani Ji Yatra being celebrated w... Read More


The dreamer who built Family Bank proudly watches the lender being listed on NSE

Nairobi, June 21 -- Family Bank shares on Tuesday will start trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), allowing shareholders, including its founder Titus Kiondo Muya, to sell their stakes to i... Read More


Why Mbadi deferred Sh10bn banks' core capital rule

Nairobi, June 21 -- Claims of a potential slowdown in bank lending to households and businesses this year saw the National Treasury extend the Sh10 billion core-capital requirement, setting a one-off ... Read More


Health firm fights shutdown of its AI-powered services

Nairobi, June 21 -- An Egyptian health technology company has moved to challenge a court order to halt its radiology services in Kenya following concerns over the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) a... Read More