The Trading Room

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to lend $15 million (kes1.6 billion) to Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya for onward lending to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The loan is part of IFC’s funding of...

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, hitting their highest levels in at least three years, extending gains triggered during the previous session after the world's major oil producers announced they had decided to keep a cap...

At the end of the first weekday of trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange  A total of 9,869,400 shares in 1,132 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 332,796,797.00, were traded. Compared with the...

Asian markets were mixed in Monday trade, with the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong tumbling more than 2% following its return from a Friday holiday. The Hang Seng index fell 2.19% to 24,036.37, by the market...

Kenya and Uganda have expressed interest in the establishment of the third point of entry and exit (PoEE) at their shared border to enhance trade. Currently, the two East African countries have two major points...