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Kenya’s Top Money Market Fund: Absa MMF Review 2024
MARKETS

Top 20 Money Market Funds in Kenya Now 2026

If you're in Kenya seeking higher real returns to combat inflation, local MMFs shine brightest right now

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BUSINESSSMART MONEY

CBK Governor Jittery Over Interest Rates, Demands Swift Action From Banks

CBK Governor Urges Banks to Implement New Loan Calculation Formula to Enhance Lending Transparency

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BUSINESSECONOMY

Cheap Loans to Start Flowing to Individuals and Small Businesses

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has forecast an increase in lending to individuals and small businesses as Kenya’s economy stabilises and growth picks speed...

Co-op Bank Interest rates
BUSINESSECONOMY

Co-op Bank Group Announces Reduction in Lending Rates

CBK cut its main interest rate for the fourth meeting in a row on 5th February 2025 to stimulate lending and boost economic...

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SMART MONEY

Economic Indicators and Their Influence on Forex Market Trends

Forex traders can capitalise on the short and long-term shifts in currency rates

Sanlam Kenya Group CEO Patrick Tumbo 2024
BUSINESS

Sanlam Kenya Adopts Financial Engineering Strategy to Accelerate Growth

Listed local non-bank finance solutions provider Sanlam Kenya PLC has formulated a business plan to accelerate the firm’s growth and profitability. The business...

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge
ECONOMY

CBK Reforms to Tighten Interbank Rates and Lower Cost of Credit

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken measures to tighten the disparity between interbank rates and its benchmark lending rate in a...

Investors Pour Money Into Money Market Funds as Unit Trusts Assets Set New Highs
MARKETS

Top 5 Best Money Market Funds in Kenya (2024)

The "money markets" are a financial segment where assets with brief maturity periods provide a relatively near-stable and high market-driven rate of returns...

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SMART MONEY

Keeping Money in the Bank Won’t Make You Wealthy

Did you know that keeping money in the bank won’t make you wealthy? Well, if you didn’t, this is the time to reorganise...