Mortgage Brokerage: Fact or Farce?
After a long day's work, going home, your own home is probably one of the most fulfilling thing most people would want to experience in their life time. With the growing rate of urban dwelling, the traditional idea of establishing a home in ones ancestral village is fast fading out.
The Scam: Local Credit Card Theft Syndicate
Be very vigilant when your credit card is being swiped, as cyber criminals are now focused on paying shop operators to get key information from customers. Cyber criminals then sell obtained credit card information for not less than USD 10 (approximately KES 843) to any willing buyer, both locally and…
No Dividend Payments for ARM Shareholders
Athi River Mining (ARM) shareholders will not receive dividends for the year ended June 2012. According to the company’s Board of Directors, the revenue will instead be used to finance other projects, including the construction of a cement plant in Dar Es Salaam. “The best use…
Invest From As Low As KES 1,000
Old Mutual Kenya through its twitter handle has announced a reduction on the initial minimum amount you can invest in i-Invest from KES 4,800 to KES 1,000. The offer is valid until 1st Aug. #iINVEST OFFER: Min. Initial Investment amount reduced to KShs 1000. Offer Valid…
KPRL Free to Buy any Crude Oil Type
The move by the government to upgrade Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited (KPRL) to merchant status frees KPRL from being tied down to one crude type. KPRL will now be free to look for more economic crudes to process thus fast benefiting the country’s economy.
Stocks Watch
At today’s trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, we will be closely observing the following share counters: Athi River Mining – Kenya’s second largest cement firm yesterday posted a 24 percent rise in pre-tax profit for the six months to June this year compared to 2011 according…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
A couple of things you are waking up to this Wednesday morning: 1. India replaces Emirates as top source of Kenya imports– Business Daily 2. The steady decline of crude oil prices in the international market is pushing up local demand, as pump prices take a downward spiral…
Internet Trading of Kenyan Shares to Fully Implement from December
Trading of shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) via the internet will being implementation by most Kenyan stock brokers starting December this year following an initiative by the East African Securities Exchanges Association (EASA) to automate the entire process of transacting securities in East African markets.
Closing Bell – 24 July 2012
At today’s NSE trading, the NSE 20-Share Index reached a new one –year high closing up 0.03 percent at 3,845.93 points up from 3,844.61 points last week while the NSE All-Share Index closed with no change at 83.85 points similar to yesterday. HIGHEST VOLUMES…
Young Entrepreneurs Take Real Estate Head On
A group of four young entrepreneurs have bet their fortunes on the lucrative real estate sector, creating a 30-home multi-million development, Sigona Valley, as an exclusive gated community located in a serene environment in West Nairobi. In their late 20s, Kiminiti Wanjari, Ian Kahara,…
Consolidated Bank Short KES2.3 Billion of Target
Consolidated Bank is KES 2.32 billion shy of its KES 4billion target. After recently concluding the first phase of its bond issue, in which it auctioned almost half of its projected stock, the bank managed to raise KES 1.68 billion in the cash call with a subscription rate…
High Interest Rates Discourage Kenyans from Taking Loans
Bank interest rates seem to be a deciding factor for some as 39% of respondents in the latest Infotrak study would opt to discontinue their relationship with banks due to high interest rates, charges and hidden fees that banks impose. 40 % of the respondents who…
Flower Sector shows 2% Drop in Growth
Kenya’s flower sector annual production has dropped. The Kenya Flower Council (KFC) chairman Richard Fox said that, “the high cost of production has forced the slump to 2% from 10% percent.” He was speaking after a KFC annual general meeting held in Naivasha. Statistics from the…
KRA's Revenue Collection Grows 78.2% in 5 Years
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has grown its revenue collection over the past five years by 78.2% to KES 707.3 billion in 2012 from KES 397 billion in 2007. The revenue collection by the tax man has been growing year-on-year with Financial year 2010-2011 witnessing the largest…
Relief for Mitumba Traders as Tax Cut is Implemented
Mitumba traders demonstration outside the treasury yesterday seems to have had the desired effect, as directive to reduce import duty on second hand clothes will take effect immediately and be backdated from June 25. What this means is goods imported on 25th June 2012 going forward will enjoy…
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