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…

We deliver a summary of important business news in Kenya to you this morning: AfDB approves US$148 million credit for Equity Bank The statement from the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday said the credit is expected to further leverage Equity Bank’s capacity to deepen its lending activities to vital economic…

We deliver a summary of important business news in Kenya to you this morning: Uchumi acquires Dar supermarket in growth drive Uchumi supermarket has acquired a store in Tanzania as part of its expansion plan in that market. Chief executive Jonathan Ciano said acquisition of the outlet from Dar es…

We deliver a summary of important business news in Kenya to you this morning: Equity Bank’s nine-month pre-tax profit jumps 25 % Equity Bank Group announced yesterday that its pre-tax profits rose by a quarter in the first nine months of the year, largely due to growth in non-interest income and…

Important business news items to note this morning: Kenya improves on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Rankings According to the 2015 Ease of Doing Business index released by the World Bank Group earlier today, Kenya has slightly improved its ranking. This year, the World Bank also unveiled a revised ranking methodology.

News items you should note this morning: Suppliers on the spot as KRA re-introduces withholding tax Kenya has re-introduced the withholding value added tax in a move seen as targeted at the thousands of suppliers to government that have evaded the tax since September last year. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)…

Airtel, KRA partnership enables subscribers to pay taxes via mobiles The partnership also allows Airtel subscribers to inquire for KRA services, generate a KRA payment reference number (PRN or an e-slip/invoice number) and make quick simple payments through Airtel Money by simply dialling the short code *572#. Airtel is charging its…

Treasury to pay tax refunds in January Treasury secretary Henry Rotich said plans are under way to pay KES 10 billion of the estimated KES 30 billion backlog in January and to finish the rest within the first quarter of the year. The settlements will be made by issuing the claimants with tradable…

American Express And Equity Bank To Launch The First American Express Cards In Kenya Today Today from 7.30 am Equity Bank Limited (EQTY) and American Express will launch the first American Express branded cards in Kenya. The venue of the launch will be at…

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…