https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASwv5ys2vdw/bella-j-genga RSS for Node Mon, 04 May 2026 15:39:55 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-12/absa-sees-east-africa-property-boom-eyes-kenya-expansion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-12/absa-sees-east-africa-property-boom-eyes-kenya-expansion Mon, 12 May 2025 09:11:14 GMT A new corporate logo stands on the exterior of the Absa Group Ltd. headquarters office in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Barclays Africa Group Ltd. has ditched the name to revert to Absa Group Ltd. as it severs ties with Barclays Plc, after the London-based company sold down the controlling stake it bought in 2005. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/safaricom-of-kenya-profit-jumps-11-exceeding-estimates https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/safaricom-of-kenya-profit-jumps-11-exceeding-estimates Fri, 09 May 2025 05:20:26 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-29/mastercard-foundation-to-spend-300-million-on-africa-refugees https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-29/mastercard-foundation-to-spend-300-million-on-africa-refugees Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:44:19 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/government-debt-pays-as-kenyan-banks-shrink-private-lending https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/government-debt-pays-as-kenyan-banks-shrink-private-lending Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:49:42 GMT Consumer demand will likely remain subdued due to weaker disposable income and higher taxes, Absa Bank Kenya CFO Yusuf Omari said. Photographer: Patrick Meinhardt/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-19/stanchart-kenya-focuses-on-wealth-business-margin-squeeze-seen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-19/stanchart-kenya-focuses-on-wealth-business-margin-squeeze-seen Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:34:40 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-18/kenya-businesses-decry-unpredictable-tax-code-that-led-to-riots https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-18/kenya-businesses-decry-unpredictable-tax-code-that-led-to-riots Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:01:01 GMT William Ruto, president of the Republic of Kenya, during a signing ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. An International Monetary Fund team is in Kenya to gauge the economic impact of a recent court ruling on tax measures and an expanded budget deficit that threw off course a $3.6 billion financing program. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/kcb-shares-plunge-most-in-18-years-on-disappointing-dividend https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/kcb-shares-plunge-most-in-18-years-on-disappointing-dividend Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:42:12 GMT Signage for KCB Bank Kenya Ltd. automated teller machines in Nairobi. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/kenya-s-biggest-bank-profit-jumps-66-as-interest-income-rises https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/kenya-s-biggest-bank-profit-jumps-66-as-interest-income-rises Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:02:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-24/uk-s-bii-agrees-100m-to-kcb-kenya-for-women-climate-financing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-24/uk-s-bii-agrees-100m-to-kcb-kenya-for-women-climate-financing Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:18:21 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/kenya-power-declares-interim-dividend-bouyed-by-strong-shilling https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/kenya-power-declares-interim-dividend-bouyed-by-strong-shilling Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:20:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-06/kenya-airways-shares-resume-trading-after-near-five-year-freeze https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-06/kenya-airways-shares-resume-trading-after-near-five-year-freeze Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:17:23 GMT Kenya Airways planes parked at the parking bay at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-20/kenya-s-biggest-bank-sees-income-soar-but-bad-debt-pain-remains https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-20/kenya-s-biggest-bank-sees-income-soar-but-bad-debt-pain-remains Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:47:57 GMT A KCB Bank in Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/standard-chartered-s-leaning-on-wealthy-africans-to-drive-growth https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/standard-chartered-s-leaning-on-wealthy-africans-to-drive-growth Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:17:11 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-07/safaricom-first-half-profit-drops-after-ethiopian-birr-plummets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-07/safaricom-first-half-profit-drops-after-ethiopian-birr-plummets Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:56:32 GMT A Safaricom Plc M-Pesa mobile money service logo at a retail kiosk in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Safaricom report earnings on Nov. 9. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/kenyan-leader-s-economic-adviser-cautions-against-more-imf-aid https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/kenyan-leader-s-economic-adviser-cautions-against-more-imf-aid Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:38:49 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-31/tycoon-plans-720-million-east-africa-cement-investment-push https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-31/tycoon-plans-720-million-east-africa-cement-investment-push Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:45:51 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-29/kenya-power-swings-to-record-profit-as-strong-currency-cuts-debt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-29/kenya-power-swings-to-record-profit-as-strong-currency-cuts-debt Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:01:15 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-16/kcb-s-stock-surges-as-bank-divests-from-national-bank-of-kenya https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-16/kcb-s-stock-surges-as-bank-divests-from-national-bank-of-kenya Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:21:07 GMT Signage for KCB Bank Kenya Ltd. automated teller machines (ATM) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Kenya’s inflation rate should be back within the central bank’s target bank of 2.5% to 7.5% by September at the latest, Governor Kamau Thugge says in his first briefing after a monetary policy committee meeting. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-29/south-africa-faces-water-crisis-over-unpaid-debts-city-press https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-29/south-africa-faces-water-crisis-over-unpaid-debts-city-press Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:08:19 GMT A water treatment plant in Pretoria. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-27/kenya-s-biggest-wireless-firm-is-in-talks-with-musk-s-starlink https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-27/kenya-s-biggest-wireless-firm-is-in-talks-with-musk-s-starlink Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:01:51 GMT Pedestrians pass an advertisement for Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip smartphones on a Safaricom Plc store in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Safaricom report earnings on Nov. 9.