minka_, Columbia's fintech darling - recently announced that it is expanding from Latin America into 8 African countries, including Kenya The The Kenyan Wall Street's Andrew Barden will be joined by Minka's Founder & CEO Domagoj Rozic, Growth Lead for Africa Alexander Perko, and Founding Engineer Jorge Zaccaro on July 18th at 4:00 PM EAT to learn more about: - What does Minka do? - What was the inspiration for the company's founding? - What similarities and differences are there between operating a fintech company in Latin America and Africa? Join us for this exclusive LinkedIn Webinar to learn more about what Minka does and dissect the reasoning behind expanding from LATAM to Africa.
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Founded in 2015 with a focus on Kenya’s publicly-traded companies, TKWS has evolved into a highly respected business publisher in Kenya covering everything impacting the financial lives of businesses and citizens alike. Without political, socio-economic, or tribal bias, TKWS strives to conduct only the highest-quality journalism and research available to the global community with a focus on Kenya. The only bias consumers of TKWS can expect is our undying mission to support Kenya in becoming the most efficient, effective, and business-friendly country on the African continent. TKWS is a digital-first company equipped with some of Africa’s most experienced and respected journalists while also producing high-quality audio and video content that meets the needs of the modern generation. Leveraging a strong, non-gate kept website with large social media audiences and various group chats, TKWS’ distribution model is designed to reach readers and viewers across the globe in the venues where they spend most of their time... online.
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“We continue to witness significant improvements in investor sentiments and confidence within the market registering positive net investors inflows for three consecutive months,” NSE CEO Frank Mwiti said.
Data compiled by The Kenyan Wall Street shows that the shilling surged 17.2%, becoming the best-performing currency worldwide, while bond market turnover doubled to KSh 781.8 billion. The Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC posted an impressive 50.4% growth in dollar returns, buoyed by a robust stock market rally and a significant increase in foreign investor participation, which rose to 65.6%. https://lnkd.in/gcwtS5qZ
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Data compiled by The Kenyan Wall Street shows that the shilling surged 17.2%, becoming the best-performing currency worldwide, while bond market turnover doubled to KSh 781.8 billion. The Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC posted an impressive 50.4% growth in dollar returns, buoyed by a robust stock market rally and a significant increase in foreign investor participation, which rose to 65.6%. https://lnkd.in/gcwtS5qZ
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BREAKING Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group has issued a binding offer to acquire up to 100% stake in Kenya’s listed firm Bamburi Cement PLC. Amsons Group has issued a notice of intention to launch a public take-over offer that will involve the acquisition of up to 100% of the shares in Bamburi for Sh65 per share valuing the deal at USD 180 Million https://lnkd.in/dU52rDbE
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In the first half of 2024, Kenya’s financial markets saw a significant surge with the shilling and Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC (NSE), outpacing global peers. https://lnkd.in/gcwtS5qZ
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"The transition from the Main Investment Market Segment of the NSE to the Unquoted Securities Platform is by no means a downgrade, but a strategic move aimed at ensuring unit holders value in the REIT is protected," - Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC CEO Frank Mwiti. https://lnkd.in/dtyQ2FPc
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The government and KCB Bank Group have come out in defense of the Hustler Fund after the Auditor General pointed out management loopholes likely to lead to loss of public money. The HustlerFund (Financial Inclusion Fund) was launched 18 months ago as a financial intervention to correct the exciting market failures in the credit market. https://lnkd.in/diEgiHUM
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“The transition from the Main Investment Market Segment of the NSE to the Unquoted Securities Platform is by no means a downgrade, but a strategic move aimed at ensuring unit holders value in the REIT is protected and the REIT is well positioned to take advantage of future growth opportunities.” Frank Mwiti, CEO, Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC said. https://lnkd.in/dtyQ2FPc
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The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has set its initial policy interest rate at 15 percent, setting the rate by accounting for inflation, low base money growth, and a marked slowdown of bank credit growth over the past year. The National Bank policy rate (NBR) is close to what banks currently lend to each other and is somewhat below commercial bank lending rates, which are in the range of 16-20 percent for most loan categories. https://lnkd.in/dE8i3iev
Ethiopia Sets Maiden Interest Rate at 15%, Introduces Overnight Lending
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ICEA Lion Asset Managers (ILAM) Fahari I-REIT has been admitted to the Unquoted Securities Platform(USP) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC (NSE), following their delisting from the Main Investment Market in February 2024. The REIT becomes the first to convert its status from unrestricted to restricted, undertake a redemption process, transition to USP in Kenya. https://lnkd.in/dtyQ2FPc
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