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Hotel industry recovery gains steam, create jobs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite concerns over new Coronavirus (Covid-19) Delta variant recovery in the hospitality sector gained steam in July buoyed by school […]
Lending to private sector set to soar as economy recovers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most banks are likely to lend more to the private sector this August on optimism over economic recovery, Central Bank […]
Treasury seeking to raise Sh60b for budgetary support
Reading Time: 2 minutes The National Treasury is in the market seeking to raise Sh60 billion domestically to go towards budgetary support. Central Bank […]
Real estate NPLs soar to Sh9.2b
Reading Time: 2 minutes The real estate sector suffered the most having registered the highest surge in non-performing loans at 14 per cent in […]
Lender customers be on the look-out for ransomware, financial or banking trojans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Cyber criminals are targetting your most personal information, this time focusing on online banking and crypto wallets, […]
Lenders earn Sh71b from MSMEs loans
Reading Time: 3 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) generated Sh70.8 billion for the banking industry, representing 12.2 […]
Regulator changes tack to cushion insured deposits
Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @SteveUmidha The Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is considering sweeping changes that could see failed depositors get their […]
Government stays fuel prices to ease the cost of living
Reading Time: 2 minutes INFLATION: The government maintained fuel prices despite a surge in global crude oil prices in a move that cushions consumers, […]
CBK Governor defends quality of new generation notes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge yesterday defended the quality of the new generation currency […]
Banks likely to raise cost of credit, experts caution
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya Revenue Authority’s move to stop banks from deducting provisions for bad loans from their taxable income could force banks […]