🇰🇪 StanChart net profit down 38pc to Sh12.4bn
Standard Chartered Kenya's latest financial results paint a sobering picture of the headwinds facing premium banking operations in East Africa. The ba...
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🌍 Pimco Sees Private Credit Strains Triggering Wake-Up Call
The global private credit market, which has ballooned to $1.8 trillion in assets under management, is experiencing a critical stress test that has pro...
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🇳🇬 CREDICORP unveils fly now, pay later scheme for local air
Nigeria's financial services landscape has entered a new frontier with the launch of CREDICORP's "fly now, pay later" initiative—a strategic move that...
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🇳🇬 After unbundling, Nigerian fintechs are building
Nigeria's fintech sector has entered a critical inflection point. The business model that propelled the continent's most dynamic startups to unicorn s...
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🌍 Private Credit BDC ‘Reckoning’ to Last Years
The global private credit sector, which has ballooned to $1.8 trillion in assets, is entering a prolonged period of market recalibration that could re...
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🇳🇬 Africa Polls — Your opinion, Africa’s story
Public opinion polling across Africa is no longer a peripheral concern for international investors—it has become a core strategic variable that dire...
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🌍 Burkina Faso : le « Diaspora Bond » d’Ibrahim Traoré
Captain Ibrahim Traoré's military-led government in Burkina Faso is pursuing an unconventional financing strategy through diaspora bonds—a move that s...
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🌍 SEC Chairman Floats Scaling Company Reporting to Firm Size
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is exploring a fundamental restructuring of corporate disclosure requirements that could have significant ...
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🇿🇦 Marshall Monteagle takes temporary R81m Covid-19 hit
Marshall Monteagle, a significant player in South Africa's supply chain and logistics ecosystem, has disclosed a temporary R81 million (approximately ...
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🇳🇬 Ogun puts smile on faces of retirees with 280% pay rise
Ogun State in Nigeria has implemented a landmark pension reform that could reshape how retirement benefits are structured across West Africa's largest...
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🌍 DRC tops profit charts for Kenyan banks in EAC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged as an unexpected profit powerhouse for Kenya's leading financial institutions, outperforming traditional ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's Financial Sector Faces Perfect Storm
Kenya's financial services landscape is experiencing unprecedented turbulence as multiple headwinds converge to test investor resilience in East Afric...
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🇹🇿 Old Mutual profit hits Sh856m despite Tanzania unit exit
Old Mutual Holdings' announcement of Sh856 million (approximately €6.4 million) in annual profit, achieved despite its strategic exit from Tanzania op...
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🇰🇪 Court okays auction of Chase Bank property over Sh1.3
The Kenya Court of Appeal's decision to authorize Equity Bank Kenya to proceed with auctioning the former Chase Bank headquarters marks a decisive end...
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🇰🇪 NSE hit as Iran-Israel war threatens economy
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has become a barometer of vulnerability in East African markets, with recent volatility reflecting two distinct ...
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🇺🇬 Four arrested over series of bank robberies in Nansana
The arrest of four individuals suspected of orchestrating a coordinated series of bank robberies in Nansana, a commercial hub on the outskirts of Kamp...
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🇺🇬 Burial dispute erupts after Masaka businessman
The death of a prominent Masaka-based businessman and his children in a fatal vehicle collision has exposed deeper vulnerabilities within Uganda's tra...
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🌍 Haven Dollar Makes Comeback as a Hedge to the Stock Market
The inverse relationship between the US dollar and American equities has reasserted itself with notable force, marking a significant shift in global m...
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🇰🇪 Ndovu Wealth launches multi-asset fund targeting global
Kenya's asset management landscape continues to mature as Ndovu Wealth introduces a sophisticated multi-asset fund designed to bridge the gap between ...
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🇰🇪 SBM launches app to teach children money skills
East Africa's financial services sector is witnessing a strategic pivot toward generational wealth-building through digital innovation. SBM Bank's rec...
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