Kenyan Banks Push MSME Lending to KSh424.7 Billion as Credit Costs Fall

Kenya’s banking sector is stepping up financing for small businesses, with new MSME loans rising 30% in the first nine…

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Kenyan Companies That Have Attracted Investment from World Bank’s IFC

The International Finance Corporation has backed businesses across Kenya, from supermarkets and banks to manufacturers and affordable housing developers, pointing…

UK Government Joins IFC as Cornerstone Investor in Quickmart IPO

The announcement states that the IFC is participating solely as a commercial investor and that its participation implies no sovereign,…

South African Business Confidence Slips as Oil Price Uncertainty Weighs on Firms

South Africa’s challenge will be to preserve the gains made over the past year while limiting the impact of external…

Over $700 Million Ebola Response Funds Unaccounted For

Africa CDC Director-General Dr Jean Kaseya said the problem was primarily one of transparency and financial reporting, cautioning against jumping…

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African Stock Markets Diverge as Tanzania Gains 4.8%

Market capitalisation measures the combined market value of listed shares. It does not, on its own, indicate how actively shares…

Equity Bank Signs $60 Million Deal with AfDB for Kenyan SMEs

The agreement comes amid a persistent shortage of trade finance across Africa. The AfDB estimated that unmet demand stood at…