Bamburi profit jump bucks rival firms trend Cement maker Bamburi has reported a 50.4 per cent jump in net profit to Sh5.8 billion for the year ended December, in a sharp contrast to the fortunes of its NSE-listed rivals ARM Cement and EAPCC which are in…

Barclays Africa buys stake in First Assurance for Sh2.9bn Johannesburg-based Barclays Africa is set to acquire a controlling stake in Kenya’s First Assurance for Sh2.9 billion in a transaction that opens the door for the bank’s Kenyan subsidiary to gain a foothold in the insurance market.Barclays Africa on Wednesday announced…

KCB mobile phone-based service hits over one million accounts KCB Group’s mobile phone-based lending services has hit more than one million accounts a month after it was launched, underlining the high potential of mobile banking. The platform dubbed KCB-M-PESA signed its one millionth customer this week and its deposits grossed…

South African bank Absa Group said on Thursday it will buy Barclays African operations for 18.3 billion rand (KES 176.8 billion). This, a statement from Absa says, is a move to finalize a longstanding plan to fuse the two company businesses in Africa, considered a fast-growing market.