Kenya
Kenya: CBK Gives Banks a Year to Effect Climate-Related Rules
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given all banks and mortgage finance companies one year to integrate climate risk management in their ...
Kenya
Kenya: Digital lenders spared from capital rules
Digital lenders in Kenya will not be subjected to minimum capital and liquidity requirements as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is handed ...
Innovation
Safaricom and NHIF launch M-PESA mini app
Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom has rolled out a mini-app version of M-PESA that will provide NHIF’s transacting services. The NHIF mini-app will provide all NHIF ...
Intelligence
Kenya Has Fourth-Highest Interest in Cryptocurrency Globally – Report
Kenya has the fourth-highest interest in cryptocurrency globally, a new research study by Broker Chooser has found. According to the study, only three ...
Intelligence
Kenya: Hotel Sector Jobs Grew at Highest Rate in August, September – CBK
Employment levels in Kenya’s hotel sector witnessed the highest growth in August and September since the pandemic hit the country in March 2020, ...
Kenya
Kenya: KRA Receives Border Control and Surveillance Equipment From Japan
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Thursday received border control and surveillance equipment from the government of Japan which is aimed at enhance supply ...
Intelligence
Kenya: Remittances to Kenya shrink 7.1 per cent in August
Despite the monthly drop, this is a 14.2 per cent increase when compared to the same period last year. Diaspora remittances sent into ...
Kenya
Safaricom in $300 million Kenya Power smart meter deal
Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom, has submitted a proposal to Kenya Power for the installation of a $300 million smart meter system, in a deal aimed ...
Intelligence
Kenya: China Claims 70 Per Cent of Kenya’s Debt, Says CBK
A new analysis of the composition of Kenya’s bilateral lenders by Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that China controlled less than one ...
Kenya
Kenya: Cellulant, Ecobank and GAINDE 2000 Sign a Partnership with KenTrade to Provide a Payment Gateway to Enhance Service Delivery
With this new partnership, Importers and Exporters will enjoy premium services on the TradeNet system To offer efficient and robust services to their ...
