Nairobi Two Rivers Special Economic Zone (SEZ) operator, Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC), has announced plans to introduce a USD 35 million (~KES 5 billion) green, US dollar-denominated Income Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT) aimed at financing...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week on 19th December 2025 on a high note, evidenced by sharp increases in trading activity. The volume of shares traded and equity turnover surged by 591.7% and 673.9% to 101 million shares...

On 17th December 2025, Diageo Plc announced an agreement to dispose its entire interest (65.00%) in East African Breweries Plc (EABL Plc) to Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings. Separately, through its subsidiary Diageo Great Britain Limited, Diageo Plc also...

Warehouse developer and manager Africa logistics Properties (ALP) limited has launched a USD 30 million restricted offer for its ALP Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to finance Grade A logistics facilities in Tatu City and Limuru. The launch follows...

Kenyan lender KCB Bank Kenya (KCB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have sealed a $150 million (KES 19.5 billion) financing deal to support green finance and accelerate climate-smart investments, while enhancing KCB’s trade finance capacity for the growing small...

Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on December 17, 2025, showed improvement compared to the previous session evidenced with an increase in volume of shares traded and equity turnover which rose by 35% and 56% to 23.61 million shares...

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has listed three new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) bringing the total number of ETFs on the exchange to 126, with a combined market capitalization of R247.9 billion. The listings include two Allan Gray-Orbis feeder actively...

A notable recovery in bank lending has been recorded in Kenya in the second half of the year amid a noticeable easing of key risk indicators, following an extended period of pressure spanning two years. This revitalization was underscored by...

Through the turnkey clinkerisation factory, Bamburi Cement Plc aims to more than double its clinker and ultimately its cement production capacities, from 1 Million Tonnes to 2.6 Million Tonnes.

Money Market Funds (MMFs) have continued to be Kenya’s most popular investment vehicles, as evidenced by their dominance in the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) or unit trusts’ Assets Under Management (AUM). In the quarter ended September 30, 2025, MMFs grew...

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), which serves as a fiscal agent for the government, has reopened two fixed-coupon Treasury Bonds - FXD1/2019/020 and FXD1/2022/025, and this issuance aims to raise a significant KES 60 billion from the market for...

The corporate bonds market in Kenya is showing clear signs of resurgence, evidenced by the oversubscription of two major issuances by East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and Safaricom Plc. The two corporates returned to the fixed-income market in the third...