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Investors earn Sh4.6bn in March bond trades

Nairobi, April 30 -- Bondholders realised a profit of Sh4.6 billion from selling the 6.5 and 8.5-year infrastructure bonds in the secondary market in March, taking advantage of a rush to acquire the h... Read More


Escalating Middle East conflict to hit fuel prices in Kenya after five consecutive cuts

Nairobi, April 29 -- An escalation of the conflict in the Middle East will push crude prices above $100 a barrel, the World Bank has warned, presenting a fresh inflation headache to consumers and cent... Read More


CBK seeks Sh25bn in reopened 10-year bond

Nairobi, April 29 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reopened a 10-year bond first sold in March, looking to use the paper to pull interest rates lower and push investors back to longer-term bonds... Read More


Absa feels pinch as weak shilling inflates debt load by Sh4 billion

Nairobi, April 25 -- The weakening of the shilling lifted Absa Bank Kenya's debt load by Sh4.2 billion to Sh24.02 billion in the 12 months to December 2023, despite the lender not making new foreign c... Read More


Pressure to keep high rates as Sh369bn debt matures

Nairobi, April 24 -- Heavy domestic debt maturities in May and June are set to complicate the Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) efforts to bring down interest rates, even as the State closes in on hitting... Read More


US firm buys Kwale miner's parent in Sh31bn deal

Nairobi, April 23 -- Kwale titanium miner Base Titanium's Australian parent firm is set to be acquired by an American mineral resources firm Energy Fuels in a Sh31.8 billion (375 million Australian do... Read More


Nairobi home prices dip as costly loans hit demand

Nairobi, April 22 -- The growth of house sale prices in Nairobi slowed down in the first quarter of the year as the high cost of credit hit demand from home buyers. Rental asking prices also expanded... Read More


Nairobi's satellite towns post double-digit land price gains

Nairobi, April 19 -- A majority of Nairobi's satellite towns recorded double-digit price growth in the year to March 2024, keeping them on track to beat government securities in returns once interest ... Read More


UK firm gets manganese exploration licence

Nairobi, April 18 -- UK mining firm, Marula, has been awarded a Kenyan trading licence for manganese, paving the way for the company to start commercial exploitation of the ore in its recently acquire... Read More


NSE wealth falls by Sh127 billion on profit-taking

Nairobi, April 17 -- Profit-taking by investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the past two weeks has cut investor wealth at the bourse by Sh127.4 billion over the period, led by bank sto... Read More