AFRICAN MARKETS
NSE Weekly Market Review: Week 30
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the week higher as stocks generally gained across board. The major blue-chip counters on...
BUSINESS NEWS
Smartphone Financing Powers Watu Africa’s Strong 2024 Performance
Asset financier Watu Africa posted a 67% growth in revenue to $230 million, equivalent to KES 29.7 billion in 2024...
ASIAN MARKETS
Asian Stocks Down As Thailand Suspends Trading
Kospi, the benchmark index in South Korea sank 1.9% to 2,557.98 during Asian Stock market hours, with Hyundai Motor Co....
CORPORATE NEWS
BOC Profit Soars 170% on Robust Revenue Growth
Regional gas supplier BOC Kenya has reported 169.8% year-on-year growth in net profit to KES 166.7 million in the six...
GLOBAL MARKETS
Geopolitical Tensions Fuel Sharp Increase In Brent Oil Prices.
The price of crude oil has had the greatest weekly surge for the first time in over three months, leaving...
CRYPTO CURRENCIES
Bitcoin Hits a New All Time High Above $66K After Successful Launch of U.S ETF
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has hit a new all-time high above $66,000, marking a full recovery...
LATESTNEWS
Kenya’s Private Sector Recovery as Stanbic PMI Hits 51.9
Kenyan private businesses began to recover in September as the Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 51.9 from 49.4 in August and above the 50.0 neutral mark. This was the first time...
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EPRA Reports Stellar Energy Growth as Electricity Generation Hits 14.47TWh in 2025
Kenya’s energy sector, under the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority's (EPRA) oversight, closed the financial year 2024/2025 on a high note, with electricity generation recording the strongest growth rate in three years. Renewables supplied 80%...
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Sale of 65% Government Stake in KPC Gets Parliament’s Approval
Members of Parliament have given the green light to the privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), where the government intends to sell a 65% stake in the company. The sessional paper on the energy...
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NSE Launches Banking Sector Index with 11 Counters Selected
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has announced the launch of the Banking Sector Index aimed at providing investors with a transparent and reliable measure of the performance of the banking sector. Tracking Banking Performance at...
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NSE Investors Record Gains as Market Cap Expands 15% in Q3 2025
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) investors have seen remarkable growth in their portfolios in Q3 2025, with the value of all stocks soaring by more than KES 370B or more than 15% to reach KES 2.78...
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