Local Forecaster
The gap between Counterpoint's "MEA" and Omdia's "Africa" is the whole story. One figure includes a Middle East hit by…
NCBA shareholders can tender at KES 105 until 10 July. Here's the premium, the cash-versus-Nedbank-shares choice, and what's still pending.
TheBoardroom Africa's 2026 report says African business is trading growth stories for provable performance. We unpack what it means for…
Spiro acquires UK engineering firm Coexlion and plans Africa's first electric motorcycle R&D centre in Nairobi to localise design.
Tanzania catches up to Kenya as Vodacom and PayPal open a direct bridge between the M-PESA Super App and PayPal…
The bank is offering eligible business customers free access to Google's Hustle Academy, the AI and digital skills programme that…
KMRC listed a KES 3 billion sustainability bond on the NSE, oversubscribed 312.8%, funding green and social home loans across…
Centum's TRIFIC has opened a KES 4.8bn dollar-denominated green REIT from KES 129,000. We explain the structure, yield and risks.
A 2026 Boston University and AERC report finds China–Africa trade hit a record $275 billion, but Africa now repays Beijing…
I&M Group's Q1 2026 profit rose 19% to KES 5 billion, with bad loans down 33% and customers up 42%.
In December 2025, Kenya’s highest court handed banks a win they had chased for over a decade. The Supreme Court…
The Finance Bill 2026 rewrites the law a High Court used to rule payment provider fees are tax-exempt. If it…
KCB Group's Q1 2026 pre-tax profit hit KES 24.4 billion as mobile lending, regional subsidiaries, and improved asset quality drove…
Running a commercial farm in 2026 is tougher than ever. Labour constraints, increased input costs, and slim margins are challenging…
The Safaricom–Vodacom deal remains blocked by the High Court of Kenya, with a constitutional ruling on the matter pending.












