As part of Kenya’s Capital Markets Master Plan 2014-23, issued by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the country aims to deepen and expand its capital markets. The strategy outlines a number of reforms, but chief among them is the launch of new instruments, which it is hoped will not only attract new capital – both from retail investors, as...
Annual bond turnover surged by 42% in 2016 to reach KSh434.7bn ($4.2bn), up from KSh306.2bn ($3bn) in 2015. The highest trading level was recorded in the second quarter, at KSh144.2bn ($1.4bn), on the heels of significant government security redemptions and government borrowing over the period. The heightened activity coincided with the “...
In 2016 the Kenyan banking sector experienced varying degrees of structural and regulatory turbulence. Following the receivership of Imperial Bank and Dubai Bank in 2015, the year started off with the fall of Chase Bank, a mid-tier lender, following liquidity challenges as a result of a bank run. This led to credit tightening in the inter-bank market, with smaller banks locked...
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