Equity Group Holdings

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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.
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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 Group CEO Dr. James Mwangi is among those who have re-hired Igathe (l) in the past. [Photo/ KEP]
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3 Times Igathe’s Old Bosses Re-Hired Him

Polycarp Igathe isn't your everyday executive. Nearly everyone who employs him seemingly wants him back every time he leaves a company.

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi noted that the company was shifting focus to expansion from mitigation of the impact of Covid-19. [Photo/ Equity Bank Kenya]
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Equity Mints Ksh23.7 Billion Profit in Six Months

The growth was attributed primarily to the significant increase in income. Equity saw its operating income rise 26.4% to hit Ksh65.6 billion for...

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

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Equity Group CEO James Mwangi and other officials when he presided over the official inauguration of the rebranded Equity BCDC office block in Central Kinshasa in April 2021. [Photo /PSCU]
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Equity Suffers DRC Backlash Over Ruto’s Comments

Speaking in Kiswahili at a campaign event, Ruto was calling for Kenya to look to explore new markets for livestock - and referenced...

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Meet the Newest Face Appointed to Equity’s Board

The new appointee is the current Non-Executive Chairman of Distell International Holdings Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of Bayport Management Limited

Equity Bank CEO James MWangi
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Equity Named East Africa’s Best Bank at Continental Gala

Equity Bank scooped two prizes at the 2020 edition of the African Banker Awards.

Equity Group Profit 2019 and Equity Bank CEO Dr James Mwangi www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Equity Group Half-Year Profits Shrink by Sh2.9bn

Equity expects that more customers will continue to default on their loans as espoused by the accounting for a loan loss provision of...

Equity Group Profit 2019 and Equity Bank CEO Dr James Mwangi www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Equity Completes Acquisition of Congolese Bank For Sh10.2bn

The deal represents deviation from the script for Equity Bank after the lender pulled out of deal to buy banks across Africa