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- August 28, 2026
Standard Chartered Kenya’s Sustainable Finance Assets Rise 11% To $484 Million.
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya’s sustainable finance assets grew 11% to 62.5 billion Kenyan shillings ($484.5 million) in 2025, up from 56.2 billion shillings a year earlier, the lender said in
- August 28, 2026
Nairobi Securities Exchange Profit Surges 386% In First Half Of 2026 on Record Equity Trading.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) reported a 386% jump in first-half profit to 736.9 million shillings ($5.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up from 151.6 million
- August 28, 2026
Kenya Pipeline Company Signs Long-Term Crude Oil Storage Deal with Gulf Energy.
Kenya Pipeline Company PLC (KPC) said on Wednesday its subsidiary had signed a 25-year crude oil storage and handling contract with Gulf Energy E&P B.V., part of a package of
- August 27, 2026
Nairobi Securities Exchange Halts Trading in HFCB Group Plc Shares Over Premature Results Disclosure.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) halted trading in HFCB Group Plc shares on Thursday after the company released its financial results during market hours, breaching Kenyan capital markets disclosure rules,
- August 27, 2026
Flame Tree Group Holdings Returns to Profit in H1 2026 as Revenue Rises 12% and Operating Profit More Than Doubles.
Flame Tree Group Holdings (FTG Holdings) returned to profitability in the first half of 2026, with revenue rising 11.6% and operating profit more than doubling, the Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed manufacturer
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- August 18, 2026
Hong Kong Gold Trading System to Begin Pilot Operations In 2027.
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- August 28, 2026
MTN Explores Banking Licences as Lending Drives Fintech Growth.
MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunications operator, is exploring banking licences in selected markets as it seeks to expand lending from its own balance sheet, Chief Executive Ralph Mupita said this
- August 27, 2026
South Korean Fintech Tomoarrow Launches Cross-Border Identity Verification Tool.
South Korean financial technology and regulatory technology company Tomoarrow said it has launched an electronic identity verification system designed to let international users confirm their identities without locally issued documents.
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MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunications operator, is exploring banking licences in selected markets as it seeks to expand lending from its own balance sheet, Chief Executive Ralph Mupita said this week. Mupita told journalists in...
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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya’s sustainable finance assets grew 11% to 62.5 billion Kenyan shillings ($484.5 million) in 2025, up from 56.2 billion shillings a year earlier, the lender said in its annual sustainability report. Revenue...
Read MoreNairobi Securities Exchange Profit Surges 386% In First Half Of 2026 on Record Equity Trading.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) reported a 386% jump in first-half profit to 736.9 million shillings ($5.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up from 151.6 million shillings a year earlier, the...
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