INVESTMENTS
Kenya’s domestic debt rises to kSh7.73 trillion
Kenya’s gross domestic debt rose to KSh7.726 trillion as of September 11, 2026, up from KSh7.668 trillion a week earlier,...
Sub-Saharan Africa Raises $9.3 Billion in Eurobonds as Borrowing Returns
Sub-Saharan Africa's return to international bond markets has carried well into 2026, and the numbers show a region that can...
QVSE Investment Scam: How Kenyans Lost Billions in Fake Trading Scheme
If you've been approached recently by someone promising guaranteed daily returns from "trading" US stocks or crypto, there's a good...
NSE market capitalisation falls as investors sell blue-chip stocks
Kenya’s stock market came under pressure in the week ending September 17, 2026, as falling share prices wiped about KSh206...
Kenya’s Listed Banks Post Stronger Earnings in H1’2026, Powered by Fees, Not Just Interest
Kenya's listed banks just closed out the first half of 2026 with their strongest earnings growth in years, and the...
Dividend Concentration Deepens as Safaricom, Banks Capture 80% of NSE Payouts
Safaricom and listed banks are increasingly becoming the backbone of dividend income at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), accounting for...
BUSINESS
Open Finance Kenya Could Reshape Digital Payments
Kenya Moves Toward Open Finance Open Finance Kenya could mark a major shift in the country’s digital financial-services landscape as...
OpenAI cancels GPT 6.1 Astra release over safety concerns
OpenAI is scrapping the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra, its next AI model, after internal safety evaluations found it was...
Kenya’s forex reserves rise to $15.1 billion
Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves remained strong at US$15.09 billion as of September 17, 2026, providing the country with a buffer...
Quickmart NSE Listing Signals Strong Growth
Quickmart NSE Listing plans are set to introduce 50.0% of the retailer’s issued ordinary share capital to the Nairobi Securities...
NSE market capitalisation falls as investors sell blue-chip stocks
Kenya’s stock market came under pressure in the week ending September 17, 2026, as falling share prices wiped about KSh206...
Kenya holds central bank rate at 8.75%
Kenya’s monetary policy remains a key focus for businesses, investors and consumers as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) maintains...
NEWS
Quickmart opens NSE IPO at KES 7.50 a share
Quickmart, one of Kenya's largest supermarket chains, opened its initial public offering on 5 October 2026, putting half of the...
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of external capital for developing economies, providing financing for businesses, supporting expansion,...
Kenya’s VASP Regulations: Prudential Safeguards Meet a Licensing Sequencing Problem
Kenya's Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) regulations introduce a licensing regime whose central design choice is the use of fixed...
Pension planning for high earners
Earning a high income creates opportunities that lower earners do not have. It also creates complexities that are easy to...
Dangote’s Lamu Refinery: Positioning Kenya as a Regional Industrial Hub
The groundbreaking of the USD 16.0 bn Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Special Economic Zone in Lamu marks...
What Drives Lending Rates
Lending rates are one of the clearest signals of conditions within a financial system. They determine the cost of credit...
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Quickmart opens NSE IPO at KES 7.50 a share
Quickmart, one of Kenya's largest supermarket chains, opened its initial public offering on 5 October 2026, putting half of the...
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Kenya’s Central Bank Rate on the line as core inflation rises
Kenya's Monetary Policy Committee gathers this week, with the meeting set for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, and policymakers must decide...
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Stablecoins Move Beyond Trading as Digital Payments Enter a New Era
Digital payments are rapidly changing how money moves across the world, and stablecoins are increasingly becoming part of that transformation....
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Kenya Moves Toward Open Finance Open Finance Kenya could mark a major shift in the country’s digital financial-services landscape as...
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The Business Case for Outsourcing Your Pension Scheme
For many businesses, managing a pension scheme internally can become a complex and time-consuming responsibility. From regulatory compliance and member...
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of external capital for developing economies, providing financing for businesses, supporting expansion,...
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