NSE firms owners’ 2014 earnings up by Sh13.4 billion
NSE firms owners’ 2014 earnings up by Sh13.4 billion NSE firms have paid Sh13.4 billion more in dividend to shareholders for the 2014 financial year with banks and telecoms operator Safaricom owners topping the list of beneficiaries. Dividend payout for the period between January 2014 and March this year stood at…
Family Bank earnings hit Sh1.8 billion
Family Bank earnings hit Sh1.8 billion Strong lending to SMEs helped boost Family Bank’s interest income leading to a 46 per cent growth in net profit for the year ended December 2014. The interest income growth was from SMEs. The bank expects to spend Sh1 billion to upgrade its IT…
Monday’s Morning Brief – Nov 10
We deliver a summary of important business news in Kenya to you this morning: Family bank reports 66% jump in pre-tax profit to KES 2 billion Family Bank has posted a pre-tax profit of KES 2 billion in the last nine months compared to KES 1.2 billion posted over a similar period last…
5 Things You Should Know This Morning – Oct 24
Low cost Kenya made car goes on sale at KES 950,000 A Kenyan-made vehicle that is designated as Africa’s cheapest car has hit the showrooms, bringing to reality the dream of an entrepreneur who designed it four years ago. The car, which trades under the brand name Mobius, entered the showrooms…
5 Things You Should Know This Morning – Oct 14
KenGen drives Kenyan shares higher, shilling steady The benchmark NSE-20 share index rose 0.6% or 30.81 points, to close at 5,311.27. KenGen, which is expected to release its earnings results this week, rose 6.9% to close at Sh 12.40. On the foreign exchange market, the shilling closed at 89.15/89.25 to the dollar, slightly weaker than…
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