AFRICAN MARKETS
NSE Market Performance: NASI Retreats to 206.98 as Trading Activity Plummets
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the session on April 27, 2026, on a weaker footing, with the Nairobi All...
BUSINESS NEWS
Gulf African Bank Sees 57.7% Stake Shift in Strong Investor Confidence Signal
Kenya’s leading Shariah-compliant lender, Gulf African Bank has announced changes in its shareholding structure following the completion of acquisitions of...
ASIAN MARKETS
Asian Markets Rise as Japan’s Nikkei Surges to Record High on Takaichi’s LDP Takeover
Bond markets responded across Asian Markets with upward pressure on yields. Japan’s 30-year government bond yield rose over 10 basis...
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CORPORATE NEWS
Airtel Money and Absa Bank Kenya Launch New Payment Service
Airtel Money and Absa Bank Kenya have signed a partnership to enhance digital payments solutions, introducing a new service that...
GLOBAL MARKETS
Oil Price Edge Higher Amid Disrupted Strait of Hormuz Flow
Oil futures edged higher on Tuesday as market participants weighed the latest signals from negotiations between the United States and...
CRYPTO CURRENCIES
United Nations Urge Kenya Implement Cryptocurrencies Tax Regulations.
The UN trading agency also directed that banks and related organizations should be advised not to hold cryptocurrencies and related...
LATESTNEWS
NSE Market Performance: NASI Retreats to 206.98 as Trading Activity Plummets
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the session on April 27, 2026, on a weaker footing, with the Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) shedding 0.1% to close at 206.98 points. This decline effectively reversed gains...
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27 Lenders Defy CBK’s Directive on Uniform Loan Pricing
In a significant market development, twenty-seven banks operating in Kenya have openly defied the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) directive to adopt a uniform, transparent benchmark for pricing loans. The directive issued earlier this year,...
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KMRC Officially Opens KES 3Bn Green Bond Tranche
The Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) has officially launched a Kes 3 billion sustainability bond, representing the second tranche of its larger Kes 10.5 billion bond programme. The offer opened on April 28, 2026, and...
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Oil Price Edge Higher Amid Disrupted Strait of Hormuz Flow
Oil futures edged higher on Tuesday as market participants weighed the latest signals from negotiations between the United States and Iran, with lingering uncertainty over a possible de-escalation keeping trading sentiment on edge. West Texas...
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Airtel Money and Absa Bank Kenya Launch New Payment Service
Airtel Money and Absa Bank Kenya have signed a partnership to enhance digital payments solutions, introducing a new service that enables direct transfers from Airtel Money wallets into Absa Bank Kenya accounts, as well as...
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