The Trading Room

Zenith Bank PLC has secured approval from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) for the proposed acquisition of a 100% shareholding in Kenyan Tier III lender Paramount Bank Limited. The Authority greenlighted the Nigerian-based lender,...

Singaporean and Qatari investors have shown strong interest in Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a prospectus for the re-opening of two long-term fixed-coupon Treasury bonds: 15-year and a 25-year papers with 8.4 years and 17.3 years to maturity, respectively. With this...

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIGD) has given the greenlight to a USD 15 million investment as an anchor investor in the upcoming Africa Logistics Properties Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (ALP REIT), sponsored by...

Tier I lender Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited has announced the appointment of Birju Sanghrajka as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and Head of Coverage for Kenya, subject to regulatory approvals. Mr. Sanghrajka’s appointment...