The Trading Room

Technology AI is becoming a threat to the banking sector by reducing the number of jobs available due to automaton of processes. A study by Bloomberg shows that about 200,000 banking jobs will be replaced...

Commercial lenders have disbursed KES 153 billion to micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) so far in 2025, marginally surpassing the annual target of KES 150 billion set by the banking industry.  As of May...

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPC), was directed by Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday to repurchase its shares from Swiss Multinational Holcim. This parliamentary instruction came after Holcim sought to exit and agreed to sell 29.2%...

Subsidy withdrawal by the government has left many citizens exposed to higher costs of fuel, as the money set aside to buffer extreme fuel prices becomes expended. The government pulled back from applying subsidy on...

Oil marketer, Rubis sold government bonds worth KES. 5.2Bn in the first half of the year period that ended in June 2025, an approach taken by most oil marketers to sustain their cash flow. In...