06/12/2017

KCB Group offers to take over National Bank of Kenya

KCB and National Bank of Kenya share the same largest shareholders, the state and the state’s pension fund, and they have both traditionally competed for the government’s banking business, including deposits.

06/11/2017

Zenith Bank’s Impressive Eurobond Outing

The growing interest in the dollar-denominated debt was, apparently, spurred by the successful outing of Access Bank Plc, which raised $300 million from the Eurobond market in the fourth quarter of last year.

06/11/2017

KCB prepares to buy National Bank, documents indicate

If the transaction takes off, it could carry major implications for competition, potentially sparking off a scramble for government deposits and banking business on a scale never seen before in Kenya’s history.

06/06/2017

Standard Bank says technology rewrites Africa’s energy future

New disruptive technologies are changing the way that energy generation and distribution is understood and funded in Africa, according to a new paper from Standard New technologies are set to expand access to energy beyond Africa’s urban centres.