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Kenya Re Managing Director Hillary Wachinga
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Kenya Re Shrugs Off Negative Sentiment From CEO Suspension

Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation (KNRE), with a market capitalization of KSh 18.4 billion, was on Tuesday one of the top price gainers when the...

Dividend payment on NSE
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Dividend Hunters Cashing in as Listed Firms Release Payouts

With the third quarter earnings season at its tail end, savvy investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) who were in for dividends...

digital loans in Kenya
ECONOMYSMART MONEY

Digital Loans Hit KSh 76.8 Billion, Attracting 27 More Lenders

Majority of this cash used to cater for school fees, projects, personal needs and purchase assets 

nairobi coffee exchange
BUSINESSMARKETS

5 Dealers Dominate Nairobi Coffee Exchange

The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NSE) weekly auction recorded sales of 14,319 bags, weighing 885,991 kilograms, totalling US$ 7,273,699 (Ksh 938 million), a 45%...

NSE NASI Index
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Speculators Push NSE Benchmark Index to 17-Year High

NASI measures overall capitalization of the Nairobi Securities Exchange

Kenya inflation rate
ECONOMYMARKETS

Soaring Cost of Food Pushes Monthly Inflation to 4.5%

Prices of food items consumed by Kenyan households have risen 8.3% over the last one year

Li Hua, who is Futu’s chairman and CEO, derives his wealth from a stake in the Nasdaq listed company. Image by Leaf Li on LinkedIn
BUSINESSSMART MONEY

Futu’s Li Hua Rides Global Expansion to $9.6 Billion Fortune

The turnaround marks a sharp reversal of fortunes for Futu, which was put into survival mode after Chinese regulators began tightening their grip...

Sameer Africa shares
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Sameer Africa: NSE’s Best Performing Stock Rewards Investors in a Big Way

With a Market Capitalization of KSh 4.36 billion, Sameer Africa (SMER) stands as the fastest growing stock at the NSE, its shares having...

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