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The new venture was announced by group CEO Dr. James Mwangi alongside results for the first quarter of 2023. Equity Group posted 8% growth in profit after tax to hit Ksh12.8 billion in Q1 2023.
BUSINESSFEATURED STORY

Equity Ventures Into General Insurance Business

The move follows the launch of its life insurance business, Equity Life Assurance Kenya (ELAK), last year. Citing milestones achieved by the life...

Equity Bank Kenya CEO Gerald Warui
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Gerald Warui: The Little-Known CEO Running Equity Bank Kenya

Mr Gerald Warui became Equity Bank Kenya’s 4th managing director. He rose to the top position following the resignation of Polycarp Igathe, who...

Samuel Kirubi returns to Nairobi to play a key role in the company's long-term growth strategy.
BUSINESSCAREERS

Equity Uganda MD Samuel Kirubi Promoted to Group COO

Kirubi has spent 21 years at Equity Group, taking on roles across operations, marketing, service and management. He started off as an intern...

Equity Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Mwangi. He has served Equity for 31 years, 15 as CEO. [Picture by Francis Nderitu/ NMG]
BUSINESSCAREERSLEADERSHIP

James Mwangi Reveals His 2 Management Secrets

"I joined Equity when it was a building society in 1991 with a vision to bring financial inclusion in Kenya," he noted.

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi at a past event. The bank is leading a four-day networking meeting with representatives from Kenya and South Africa among others. [Photo/ RMS]
BUSINESS

James Mwangi’s Ksh500B South Africa Play

"We will be funding Kenyan importers or South African firms that want to export into the regions we operate in or those that...

KRA had carried out a tax compliance audit of Equity Bank’s records with regard to Corporation Tax for the year of income 2015, Excise Duty for the period covering August 2013 to December 2015 and PAYE taxes for the year of income 2016.
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KRA Wins Ksh234M Tax Claim Against Equity Bank

The High Court, in upholding the judgement of the Tribunal agreed with KRA’s submissions that the ESOP confers a benefit to an employee...

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Kenyan banks risk losing business to new players

Report by American management consulting firm McKinsey & Company warns that banks need to act fast to ward off stiff competition from Financial...