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Martin K.N Siele is the Content Lead at Business Today. He is also a Quartz contributor and a 2021 Baraza Media Lab-Fringe Graph Data Storytelling Fellow. Passionate about digital media, sports and entertainment, Siele also founded Loud.co.ke

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Co-op bank highlighted the implementation of its universal banking model as a key driver of growth.
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Co-op Bank Posts Ksh22.6B Profit in Their Best Year Ever

The bank highlighted the implementation of its universal banking model as a key driver of growth. It has moved 94% of all customer...

KCB Group CEO Joshua Oigara (left) and his Equity counterpart James Mwangi. [Photo Edit/ Business Today Kenya]
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KCB Joins Equity in Scramble for DRC

Like Equity, KCB will be thinking about how to get in the front seat of driving financial inclusion in the populous nation. They...

Philip Kimani – Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) (left), CIC Group discusses with Patrick Nyaga - Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), CIC Group (right) during the investor briefing and the announcement of the CIC Group 2021 results.
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CIC Back in Profit-Making Territory After Strong 2021

The group’s gross written premium excluding pension contributions increased to Ksh19.6 billion compared to Ksh16.9 billion at the end of 2020. Investment income...

Keroche founder Tabitha Karanja (l) with Joseph Karanja at a past product launch. Agreement on a new payment plan will see Keroche's Naivasha brewery reopened for production. [Photo/ Keroche]
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Relief as Keroche, KRA Strike Deal

The taxman, who is demanding a total of Ksh22.79 Billion in unpaid taxes from Keroche, further noted that the new payment plan sets...

Digital credit services will be required to disclose interest rates, late payment and rollover fees before issuing the loans. [Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya]
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New Rules for Loan Apps as CBK Sets Compliance Deadline

With the new regulatory framework, they will be required to disclose interest rates, late payment and rollover fees before issuing the loans. The...

CFAO will be the importer anpd distributor of Toyota, Yamaha, Hino and Suzuki motorbikes and vehicles in Kenya.
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Toyota Kenya is Now CFAO Motors, Here’s Why

"When we took in other brands under Toyota, it was difficult to communicate [Suzuki - by Toyota], there was a miscommunication when we...

Manufacturers and traders who will feel the pinch of the increased transport costs could also pass on the cost to consumers. [Photo/ KARA]
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Fuel Hike: Transporters Increase Charges in Response

The move by KTA came barely a day after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced the increase of fuel costs across...

Absa Bank Kenya CEO Jeremy Awori at a past event. The bank significantly reduced its operating expenses in 2021. [Photo/ Kenya Insights]
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Absa Kenya Records Ksh10.9B Profit in Massive 161% Jump

Banks including Standard Chartered and Absa have so far reported significantly higher profits for 2021, driven by lower costs and reduced credit impairment...