CIC General rating up after Sh800m capital injection CIC General Insurance’s outlook has been upgraded to ‘stable’ from a ‘negative’ rating following a capital injection last year.The capital injection nearly doubled the insurer’s previous capital base of Sh900 million to Sh1.7 billion. South African Global Credit…

Uchumi sends Ciano packing as it launches forensic audit Uchumi Supermarkets’ board has let go of chief executive Jonathan Ciano even as it opened a forensic audit into the cash flow problems that have in recent weeks left the retail chain with empty shelves. Owino Ayodo, the general manager, operations,…

Treasury scraps controversial 5pc capital gains tax after rejection Treasury secretary Henry Rotich has scrapped the controversial five per cent tax on the gains made from selling shares and instead introduced a 0.3 per cent withholding tax on sales value. Resistance by the Kenya Association…

StanChart earnings dip 28 per cent on bad loans Standard Chartered Bank Kenya recorded a 28 per cent drop in net profit in the first quarter ended March, as bad debts took a toll on its earnings. StanChart reported a net profit of Sh1.8 billion in the three months compared…

Centum to inject Sh1.2bn bond proceeds into K-Rep Centum is set to inject Sh1.2 billion additional capital into K-Rep Bank from the proceeds of its Sh6 billion bond whose sale kicked off on Monday. The listed investment firm disclosed in its information memorandum for the fixed-rate and equity-linked notes that…

Safaricom share priced ‘above market peers’ Investment bankers at Citi Global Markets are indicating that the Safaricom stock at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is trading at a premium compared to peers in emerging and frontier markets. Analysts have changed their recommendation from the “buy” made in January this…

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…

Safaricom to launch TV decoders next month Safaricom is set to launch its own Internet-enabled digital television decoders next month, stepping up the battle for TV and data customers. Buyers of the high speed 4G-enabled Safaricom decoders will also have access to video-on-demand and downloads […] Tax experts fault KRA…

Equity gains 5pc buoyed by demand from local investors Equity Bank stock has this week rallied to gain nearly five per cent at Sh48, as it recovers from a slide to an eight-month low seen last week. Analysts said the counter has been attracting demand this week, more so from local…

Treasury raises Sh24bn from 12-year reopened bond The 12-year Sh25 billion infrastructure bond tap sale (reopening) has raised Sh24 billion, meaning the Treasury has achieved its target of netting Sh50 billion from the issue. All the subscriptions to the bond were accepted and allotted at the same fixed yield rate…