- Equity Group half-year profits jump 32% to Sh45.5bn
- Absa Group falls short in bid to raise Absa Kenya stake
- Tata Chemicals Magadi seeks resumption of operations
- Standard Group secure exclusive EPL rights
- Quickmart targets Nairobi metropolitan area growth with two new outlets
- Liberty Kenya half-year profits fall 46% to Sh231m
Hemas Holdings completes acquisition of 75% stake in Twiga Stationers for Sh2.86bn
Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings has completed the acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Twiga Stationers, the Kenyan manufacturer of the Kasuku and Crownbird stationery brands, in a deal valued at Sh2.86 billion ($22 million).
Absa Group to raise Kenyan unit stake to 72% after tender offer
Absa Group Limited has fallen well short of the target it set for a tender offer to minority shareholders of Absa Bank Kenya PLC, picking up only about 21 per cent of the shares it had offered to buy, lifting its stake in the Kenyan unit up to roughly 72 per cent.
Absa Bank Kenya half-year profit fell 10% to Sh10.5B
Absa Bank Kenya’s net profit fell by 9.8 percent to Sh10.5 billion in the six months ended June 2026 due to lower interest income and foreign exchange trading income.
Absa Group to raise Kenyan unit stake to 72% after tender offer
Absa Group Limited has fallen well short of the target it set for a tender offer to minority shareholders of Absa Bank Kenya PLC, picking up only about 21 per cent of the shares it had offered to buy, lifting its stake in the Kenyan unit up to roughly 72 per cent.
Absa Bank Kenya half-year profit fell 10% to Sh10.5B
Absa Bank Kenya’s net profit fell by 9.8 percent to Sh10.5 billion in the six months ended June 2026 due to lower interest income and foreign exchange trading income.
Kenya private sector activity rises as sales rebound in July
Kenya's private sector returned to growth in July, with the Stanbic Bank PMI rising to 51.3 as stronger customer demand and hiring offset persistent inflation, high input costs and supply chain disruptions that continued to constrain output.
Inflation falls to 4.3% in February
Annual fall in February driven by lower energy and transport prices.
Hemas Holdings completes acquisition of 75% stake in Twiga Stationers for Sh2.86bn
Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings has completed the acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Twiga Stationers, the Kenyan manufacturer of the Kasuku and Crownbird stationery brands, in a deal valued at Sh2.86 billion ($22 million).
Absa Group to raise Kenyan unit stake to 72% after tender offer
Absa Group Limited has fallen well short of the target it set for a tender offer to minority shareholders of Absa Bank Kenya PLC, picking up only about 21 per cent of the shares it had offered to buy, lifting its stake in the Kenyan unit up to roughly 72 per cent.
Absa Bank Kenya half-year profit fell 10% to Sh10.5B
Absa Bank Kenya’s net profit fell by 9.8 percent to Sh10.5 billion in the six months ended June 2026 due to lower interest income and foreign exchange trading income.
