Matching Your Business Costs
Your income must be more than your expenditure is the rule of thumb in business. But how do you make sure that you follow this rule?
Investing in Bonds: How It Works
A bond is an instrument through which a government or corporate body can borrow money from the public with a promise to reimburse the investor. The money is borrowed for a fixed period of time and compensation made at a fixed interest rate. How Do They Work? An offer…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. 14.3 Millions Kenyans Registered to Vote in March Some 14.3 million Kenyans have registered as voters for the general elections due in March 2013, the Kenyan electoral body said on Thursday. A total of 14,337,399 voters signed up during the registration…
James Mwangi: The Banker who build a bank on other people's money
Pesatalk gives you the story of the CEO of Kenya's second largest bank by asset base, and how he used other people's money to create his empire.
A Chance to Invest in Africa’s Most Active Seed Fund
“Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity.” – Award-winning Artist and Illustrator, Henry Hartman Opportunity is often rare and those who choose to ignore it are forced to suffer in regret. So when the chance to bank on something promising is presented to an…
Local Shareholders Spend Over KES 32 million on Athi River
COUNTER WATCH Athi River Mining – True to the prediction, locals took up shares in this company. The stock traded at KES 219, up by KES 9 from yesterday’s closing price. The amount traded was even more shocking as it stood at 150,000. Total amount that transacted was KES…
My Money in My 20’s: It Costs a Lot to Start a Business
Everybody keeps talking about investors and some huge amount of capital when they want to start a business. What they don't know is that sometimes you can just start your business, with what you have.
Some Factors To Look-out For Before Investing
The end of trading yesterday saw the 2 banks under our watch become top traders by volume. There was no change in price for either. Operations at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) saw both the All-share and the 20-share indices closed higher at 92.59 points and 4158.38 points respectively.
British American Investments Shareholding [Chart]
so, just who are the shareholders in Britam?
How Britam Went Digital in Doing Business
Within just over a decade, Britam has evolved from manually sifting insurance records to relying on a computerized systems capable of handling over 5 billion shillings in insurance premiums every year. Learn the story of this transition.
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