Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Why green financing is more than a buzz

Reading Time: 5 minutes The concept of investing in environmentally sustainable activities is getting more attention and experts break down what it entails. Human […]

Why green financing is more than a buzz

Reading Time: 5 minutes Human activities are likely to further accelerate global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels between 2030 and 2052, the latest […]

Analysts warn fate of bad loans tied to economic recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agnistio Lenders are banking on expected economic recovery to unwind Sh1.4 trillion worth of bad loans amid warnings that some […]

Mobile lenders mull sharing clients’ data after CRB listing ban

Reading Time: 2 minutes Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) is preparing to share  data on clients after they were barred from forwarding names […]

Office space investors told to prepare for tough times

Reading Time: 2 minutes Investors in the country’s commercial real estate segment are bracing themselves for tough times with firm mulling consolidation of office […]

Kenyan banks defy coronavirus to post growth in first half

Reading Time: 2 minutes EARNINGS:  Listed commercial banks in Kenya defied the effects of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic to post growth in deposit, loans and […]

Banks record Sh4.8tr asset growth in 2019, says KBA

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya’s banking sector recorded asset growth of Sh4.8 trillion as at the end of 2019 on account of increased private […]

Church-backed micro finance bank joins KBA

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Caritas Micro Finance Bank, owned by the Catholic Church, has joined Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), bringing to 47 the number of […]

Banks mull plan to assist people with disabilities

Reading Time: < 1 minute INITIATIVE: Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has embarked on an initiative to help persons living with disabilities (PWDS) access more financial […]

Commercial banks rejig loans worth Sh560 billion

Reading Time: 2 minutes Commercial banks have restructured loans in excess of Sh560 billion, reflecting the cash flow burden wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, […]