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Bitcoin and Covid-19
CRYPTOCURRENCY

How Has The Covid-19 Pandemic Affected Bitcoin?

Bitcoin and COVID-19: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many problems for everyone. By causing a global economic breakdown, it turned the world upside...

cryptocurrency regulation in Kenya
CRYPTOCURRENCY

Overview Of The Latest Cryptocurrency Regulation in Kenya

Kenya has been one of the most prominent countries in Africa in embracing the emergence of virtual currency. The banks of Kenya tried...

Airtel representatives serve customers at a store. Airtel Kenya will be required to comply with local ownership regulations by 2024.
BUSINESSMARKETS

Airtel Faces Deadline to Sell 30% Stake to Kenyans

New licensing rules announced by ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru are set to push Airtel Kenya to sell a 30 per cent stake...

NSE Gainers and Losers
STOCKS

Banks, Safaricom Share Prices Fall But Market Turnover Grows

NSE gainers and losers: The equity market closed the week with 62 million shares valued at Ksh2 billion against 85 million shares valued...

A Kenya Airways plane. Trading on the national carrier's shares remains frozen for the next 9 months, CMA announced on March 7, 2021. (Photo: Airways Magazine)
MARKETS

Trading Freeze on KQ Shares Extended Ahead of State Take-Over

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has extended a share trading freeze on Kenya Airways (KQ) for nine months ahead of an expected State...

Safaricom headquarters in Nairobi. NSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo noted that selling part of the government's stake in Safaricom and other listed firms would reduce the need for expensive loans.
ECONOMYMARKETS

Raise Ksh792B by Selling Stake in Safaricom, Parastatals – NSE Advises Govt

The National Securities Exchange (NSE) is pushing for the government to sell some of its stake in Safaricom and listed firms such as...

ECONOMYMARKETS

Kenyan Farmers Bank on Data Science to Unlock Ksh3B Agriculture Insurance Businesses

The agriculture insurance sector in Kenya and the East African region is set to grow by 200 per cent, according to Allianz Africa,...

Family Bank CEO Rebecca Mbithi speaking at a past forum. The group's profit before tax rose 1.3% in the 2020 FY compared to 2019.
BUSINESSMARKETS

Family Bank Defies Trend as FY Profits Rise to Ksh1.4B

Family Bank defied the trend among lenders reporting their full year 2020 results as profit before tax rose 1.3% to Ksh1.44 billion up...

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