Safaricom steps up internet price turf war with rival Airtel
Safaricom steps up internet price turf war with rival Airtel Telecommunications company, Safaricom has revised its Internet bundle prices for the third time this year, stepping up an ongoing fight for data revenue with rivals Airtel and Telkom Kenya. Safaricom, the market leader, revised the cost…
NSE chief urges openness by listed firms to woo foreigners
NSE chief urges openness by listed firms to woo foreigners Kenyan companies need to increase the level of disclosure if they hope to attract significant foreign funding, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) chief executive has said. Geoffrey Odundo said local and foreign investors are only comfortable with firms that…
KPA plans Sh50m cruise terminal at Mombasa port to woo tourists
KPA plans Sh50m cruise terminal at Mombasa port to woo tourists The terminal will provide a place for visitors to relax on arrival and before departure.Last year only two cruise ships docked at the port while this year only one cruise arrived in March.KPA in…
Safaricom sues Airtel in M-Pesa trademark dispute
Safaricom sues Airtel in M-Pesa trademark dispute Safaricom has taken rival telecommunications company Airtel to court on claims that it is infringing on its M-Pesa trademark by including its symbols on its advertising billboards […] Chase Bank 7yr note debuts on secondary market…
Treasury scraps controversial 5pc capital gains tax after rejection
Treasury scraps controversial 5pc capital gains tax after rejection Treasury secretary Henry Rotich has scrapped the controversial five per cent tax on the gains made from selling shares and instead introduced a 0.3 per cent withholding tax on sales value. Resistance by the Kenya Association…
Equity to refund Dyer & Blair over Sh20m paid out to fraudster
Equity to refund Dyer& Blair over Sh20m paid out to fraudster Equity Bank has lost a protracted court battle with Dyer and Blair Investment Bank after the court directed it to refund over Sh20 million that was fraudulently transferred from one of its client’s account […] Banks struggle to meet…
Safaricom retains dominance as Airtel subscriber base gets boost
Safaricom retains dominance as Airtel subscriber base gets boost Safaricom Ltd retained its pole position in Kenya’s mobile telephony industry with a subscription market share of 67.4 per cent. This is a slight increase of 0.7 per cent from 66.7 per cent recorded in the last quarter. A quarterly…
Equity’s returns on shareholder funds seen falling
Equity’s returns on shareholder funds seen falling Regional lender Equity Bank could be headed for lower returns on shareholder funds as it doubles bad debt provisions and margins on interest income fall. As Equity grows its loan book, the analysts say, the return on equity (ROE) — used to measure…
Britam posts 23pc jump in 2014 after-tax profit
Britam posts 23pc jump in 2014 after-tax profit Financial services group British-American Investments Company Limited (Britam) has announced an after tax profit of Sh2.8 billion for the year ended December 31 2014, up 23 per cent from Sh2.3 billion the previous year. Group Managing Director explained that the key…
Inflation rises to 5.61pc
Food prices offset gains from low energy bills edging up inflation to 5.61pc Inflation bucked a five month decline in February, inching up marginally on rising prices of key food items which offset benefits from lower energy bills. Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that the cost…
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