Equity Bank efforts to enhance financial inclusion amongst the refugee population has been cited in a study conducted by IFC dubbed “Kakuma as a Marketplace” to drive economic empowerment by tapping into the opportunities at the…
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You’re young, onto your first job and just kicking off your work life and life in general. Surprise surprise, it is also the most prudent time to kick off a retirement plan. Many of us…
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Young people have the ability, will and time to be able to create and change lives. They also have the grit to do anything regardless of the situation. Grit is the ability to pursue one’s…
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Good news to Kenyans. Following a directive by the Central Bank of Kenya to lower lending rates down from 14% to 13.5%, Equity bank has taken the early initiative to implement the change to its…
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As Africa’s grows, there is the need for countries to have insights and tools to improve the state of their financial markets. Financial markets is a broad term describing any marketplace where trading of securities…
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Economic Challenges As Highlighted By The Barclays Macroeconomic Report
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffAll industries and indeed countries experience cycles of economic growth based on many factors. These factors include the health of the market, what consumers need, environmental factors and also political factors affecting both local and…
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This morning, Barclays Bank launched the Africa Financial Markets Index – an index that is prepared by Barclays Africa Group Limited and which looks at financial markets in the continent. The Index which is a…
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State Of The Economy – The 2017/2018 Macro Economic Report By Barclays
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffBarclays Bank today launched the Macro Economic Report at an event attended by IMF/WB/AFDB senior representatives, treasury and CBK representatives, and Barclays Kenya Managing Director Jeremy Awori among others. This is a report that is…
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It’s been 5 years since the inception of M-Shwari. A partnership between Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom which incorporates a mobile lending and saving solution. Being the first of its kind, the financial…
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Five New Safaricom Outlets Set To Bring Services Closer To Customers
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffEarlier this year, Safaricom launched a new brand philosophy ‘Twaweza’ which means that when people come together great things happen. In the same spirit, the company has also made continuous efforts to bring services closer…