Death of the Planet by Consumerism
Today, 5th June, we celebrate the environment. On this day, you are reminded of the responsibility you have as an inhabitant of the planet. You have the power to become an agent to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter environment for yourself and the future generations. Just as we are…
Forex Trail – 5 June 2012
Below is a comparison of the performance of the Kenya Shilling over the last two trading days; Thursday 31st May and Monday 4th June 2012: Currency US Dollars Euro Sterling Pounds SA Rand KES/USHS KES/TSHS KES/RWF Date 31/05/2012 86.825 107.6096 134.5124 10.1415 28.6209 18.3128 6.9394 04/06/2012 86.1167 106.8906 132.3502 10.0089…
Airtel’s Customer Care Experience to Improve
Bharti Airtel Limited has signed a five year partnership with Avaya Communications Outsourcing Solutions, a partnership that will see Airtels’ customer care experience extended from traditional voice based to video and social media interactions, transforming Airtel’s customer service experience. Services to be introduced from this partnership…
Carbacid Gains in Yesterday's Trading
The Carbacid share yesterday rose KES 8 in yetserday's trading to take the top gainer position. With just 200 shares trading...
Stocks Watch – 5 June 2012
The NSE 20 share index yesterday closed at 3,653.29 points, up 2.22 points (0.07%) from the previous session’s 3,650.85 points. The NSE all share index however closed 0.27 pints (0.34%) down in yesterday’s trading to close at 78.21 from the previous 78.48 points. The market closed with a…
UNIPESA Kiosk Network Launched
You now have an additional option when it comes to settling your bill after UNIPESA Kiosk Network was launched last week, adding to the existing utility payment options available in Kenya. UNIPESA Kiosk Network is a service that enables you to settle your bills through a…
Diamond Trust Bank Loses 4 Shillings in Trading
The Diamond Trust Bank share yesterday lost 4 bob in trading, closing 3.92% at KES 98 from the previous day's close of KES 102. The share price drop came with just 200 shares trading...
Closing Bell – 4 June 2012
A summary of today's trading on the NSE
Sasini Share Increases in Value
Over the course of trading last week, the coffee producer’s share had been appreciating from KES 11.70 to KES 12 to KES 12.70. In today’s trading the share closed at KES 12.95, 1.97% up from the level it closed at on Thursday last week. www.bloomberg.com This increase is surprising…
Family Bank May List on the NSE
Family Bank shareholders recently approved a rights issue. The company wishes to raise KES 4.5 billion for its expansion plans, 33% of this coming from the rights sale. The company is also making plans to get listed on the NSE...
Credit Information Goes Mobile
Credit information and reports can now be accessed on the mobile phone. The development by Metropol Credit Bureau will allow users to access credit information on an SMS platform. Credit information sharing has been lauded by lenders in the recent past as having been beneficial. Lenders use credit information to establish…
Pesa Portfolio – 4 June 2012
Below is the position at which the Pesa Portfolio stands at today, using the prices as at the closing of the NSE on Thursday 31 May 2012. Share Price (KES) Portfolio value (KES) Share Market Segment Units Latest Previous Latest Previous Mumias Sugar Company Manufacturing and allied 1,350 5.70 5.60…
The Scam: Robbed of 300 USD in Mombasa
Mary is a Kenyan woman who moved to the US after high school to further her studies. She is an engineer by profession, and besides that, she has worked as a teacher in Texas and spent a year in South Korea furthering her engineering studies. So how did this…
KICC Parking Lot to be Operated by NCC
Nairobi City Council has taken over control of COMESA parking ground situated at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre(KICC). Nairobi Town Clerk Roba Duba says the council has been forced to take the step because KICC owes the City Council arrears amounting to Sh26m. The open area parking lot within KICC’s…
A Man, a Woman and an ATM
People say that men and women aren’t wired the same, whatever being wired means. We came across this image that identifies some differences between a man and a woman in an ATM scenario. Something to take away the Monday blues.
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