Lawrence Baraza
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Credit Rating
Africa’s Bond Costs Fall But Premium Gap Persists
Africa has made a rapid return to global debt markets this year, raising roughly $18 billion through international bond issuances,…
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Ask Sam
Why CRBs Are Now Opening, Not Blocking Door to Credit
Kenya has witnessed a compelling shift in the credit market space, looking at the growing importance of Credit Reference Bureaus…
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Kenya
Inside Ruto’s $2.5 Billion Healthcare Deal Signed with U.S
The United States and Kenya have signed a five-year $2.5 billion investment agreement in what was been described as a…
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East Africa
U.S, EU Pressure Mounts on Tanzania Over Deadly Post-Election Unrest
Tanzania is facing mounting international pressure following a wave of violent unrest that erupted around the country’s October 29 elections,…
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Corporate
Why State Sidelined Local Investors in a Ksh.244 Billion Safaricom Shares Offload
Kenya’s decision to offload a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodafone for Ksh.204.3 billion ($1.57 billion), rising to Ksh.244.5 billion…
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East Africa
Ethiopia’s Tad Motors Launches its Electric Cars in Kenya
Tad Motors officially entered Kenya’s electric vehicle market with the launch of its first Electric Vehicle lineup, which was unveiled…
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Kenya
Superior Homes to Construct New Housing Units in Kiambu’s Northlands
Superior Homes Kenya has launched their latest housing project, dubbed The Orchards at Northlands, within Northlands City, sitting on 25…
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Kenya
CBK’s New KESONIA Loan Pricing Model Explained in Simple Terms as it Takes Effect December
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has introduced a new way for banks to calculate loan interest rates, using a…
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Corporate
Vodacom Introduces New Feature for Tanzanians to Transact Globally Using M-Pesa
Vodacom Tanzania has introduced M-Pesa Global Payment, which will allow more than 22 million M-Pesa users to pay merchants in…
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Corporate
African Firms Using Standard Bank Can Now Pay Chinese Suppliers in Yuan; Here’s What We Know
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has become the first bank on the continent to connect directly to China’s…
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