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Red Sea, Suez Canal crisis fuels fresh wave of rate hikes in East Africa

Nairobi, March 17 -- East African central banks are facing a fresh wave of rate hikes to contain inflationary pressures emanating from surging shipping and insurance costs for vessels diverting from t... Read More


Treasury: Kenya has paid $109m of KQ debt

Nairobi, March 16 -- The National Treasury has paid $109 million to the American Eximbank to save Kenya Airways from bankruptcy proceedings after the national carrier defaulted on $841.6 million loan ... Read More


Prime Energy to issue $7.3m green bond in Rwanda

Nairobi, March 16 -- Prime Energy Plc, a renewable energy independent power producer in Rwanda, has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority to issue the first-ever green bond in the count... Read More


Swiss firm gets World Bank ban in Somali project

Nairobi, March 16 -- The World Bank has banned a Swiss boutique advisory firm Africa Enablers GmbH and two of its principals from participating in projects and operations financed by the institution f... Read More


Treasury seeks more revenue from financial sector regulators

Nairobi, March 15 -- The Treasury is pushing for more revenue collections from financial sector regulators to shore up the non-tax revenues whose underperformance disrupted funding of the budget for t... Read More


Second Treasury official exits as State pushes for reforms

Nairobi, March 13 -- A second top official at the Treasury has been replaced at a time the government is pushing for reforms aimed at speeding up the pace of unlocking private sector investment in inf... Read More


CMA opens window for local firms to issue regional bonds

Nairobi, March 11 -- The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a window for Kenyan companies to issue bonds to investors across East Africa in a move aimed at diversifying the investor base and s... Read More


Airtel Uganda pays $41m dividend post-IPO

Nairobi, March 8 -- Airtel Uganda has declared a final dividend of Ush86 billion ($22 million) after reporting a 9.6 percent decline in profit for the year ended December 2023. The new dividend adds ... Read More


Airtel Uganda pays $41 million dividend post-IPO

Nairobi, March 8 -- Airtel Uganda has declared a final dividend of Ush86 billion ($22 million) after reporting a 9.6 percent decline in profit for the year ended December 2023. The new dividend adds ... Read More


Secondary market dropped in M-Akiba revamp

Nairobi, March 7 -- M-Akiba, the mobile-based bond, will no longer be traded on the secondary market as the Treasury revamps the product to eliminate windy transactions and commission-chasing brokers ... Read More