Jamii Bora targets global lenders for Sh1.6bn expansion loan Jamii Bora Bank is hoping to get an unsecured Sh1.6 billion convertible loan in January. The loan will be provided by three international lenders whom the management declined to disclose as they are still conducting due diligence…

M-Pesa airtime top-ups hit scratch card dealers Safaricom’s airtime dealers are seeing their commissions squeezed as the volume of top-ups made directly from the telecom operator’s M-Pesa platform outpaces the growth of scratch cards. The volume of M-Pesa airtime top-ups peaked at 38 per cent in…

Stanlib to buy Greenspan Mall with first Sh12bn Reit offering Stanlib Investments is set to buy Greenspan Mall in Donholm, Nairobi, with proceeds from Kenya’s first ever Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) sales. Stanlib Investments plans to raise as much as Sh12.5 billion through the initial…

KenGen ups dividend payout as profit jumps threefold to Sh11.5bn Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has raised its dividend payout by 62.5 per cent after recording a threefold jump in net profit in the year ended June, powered by increased sales and a tax credit. KenGen’s…

Co-op Bank branches to issue car insurance stickers Co-operative Bank of Kenya through its Co-op Consultancy Agency will issue motor vehicle insurance stickers in all its branches. The bank says the product, launched in 2013, will be available in a maximum of 10 minutes on order.The certificates are normally printed…

Tanzania puts EABL on notice over Serengeti Breweries deal Beer maker EABL could be forced to sell part of or its entire 51 per cent shareholding in Serengeti Breweries as part of regulatory action by Tanzania’s competition watchdog. Tanzania’s competition watchdog has given notice of intention…

UAP Holdings says capital gains tax hit profit in 2014 UAP Holdings said Monday that the introduction of the capital gains tax (CGT) caused the drop in its overall profitability in 2014. The insurance firm’s net profit for 2014 fell by eight per cent to stand at Sh1.67 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…

  Sale of five State sugar companies delayed over farmers’ petition The government plans to sell Nzoia, South Nyanza, Chemilil, Miwani and Muhoroni companies to strategic investors who will control 51 per cent of the sugar millers. Two members of Parliament, however, delayed passing of the motion, citing that the…