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KCB Bank Kenya
FEATURED STORY

KCB Group Feted For Scaling Efforts In Sustainable Finance

KCB has been named the Best Bank in Sustainable Finance by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) in recognition of its efforts in creating...

KCB Bank Kenya
BUSINESSFEATURED STORY

KCB Receives B+ Issuer Default Ratings By Fitch

Fitch Ratings has affirmed KCB Group PLC‘s its core banking subsidiary KCB Bank Kenya Limited’s LongTerm Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B+’. The...

From Left: KCB Group Chief Financial Officer, Lawrence Kimathi, Group Chairman Andrew Wambari Kairu and Group CEO Mr. Paul Russo peruse through the 2021 Integrated Report during the bank's 51st Annual General Meeting conducted virtually. During the meeting, shareholders approved KShs. 9.64 billion total dividends pay-out for the 2021 financial year.
FEATURED STORY

KCB Group Approves Ksh9.64 Billion In Dividend Payout

KCB Group Plc shareholders have approved a Ksh9.64 billion total dividends pay-out for the 2021 financial year, signifying a sustained return to shareholders...

Joshua Oigara salary
LEADERSHIP

By Leaving Earlier, KCB Group CEO Forfeits Sh185M Payout

The huge pay by KCB Group had catapulted Mr Oigara to the envied league of highly paid executives for companies listed at the...

Paul Russo New KCB Group MD and CEO taking over from Joshua Oigara
LEADERSHIP

KCB Appoints New CEO After Joshua Oigara’s Sudden Exit

Paul Russo has been the Managing Director National Bank of Kenya (NBK) and the KCB Group Regional Business Director.

BPR Bank Rwanda PLC
FEATURED STORY

KCB Group Launches New Subsidiary, BPR Bank Rwanda

KCB Group PLC has launched a new banking subsidiary in Rwanda, BPR Bank Rwanda PLC following the amalgamation of KCB Bank Rwanda and...

President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) in DR Congo when he presided over the official inauguration of the rebranded Equity BCDC office block in Central Kinshasa in April 2021. [Photo/ PSCU]
BUSINESSECONOMYFEATURED STORY

Meet the Kenyan Companies Trooping to DRC in New Wave

At a trade dinner this week hosted by Equity Bank and attended by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, CEO James Mwangi announced that 26...

Of  concern to the banks is the millions they are losing out on in fees levied on the transactions every day the policy stays in place.
FEATURED STORY

Banks Unite to Demand M-Pesa Charges Return

Mwangi had stated in March that the reinstatement of the charges was important to level the playing field for banks, telcos operating financial...

Equity and KCB have been looking to East Africa for continued growth, and have demonstrated strong performances by their regional subsidiaries. [Photo/ Majira Digital Media]
FEATURED STORY

Why Equity, KCB Could Follow Safaricom Into Ethiopia

“The new code is necessitated to cope with the new direction the economy is going in. This includes a capital market and opening...