Kenya
Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
Kenya's Equity Bank, one of the country's seven dominant banks, has acquired local player Juanco Investment Bank in a bid to increase its role in the retail investment sector. Although...
2009-02-04Finance
Kenya's Co-operative Bank is to press on with its initial public offering (IPO) despite the slump in the Nairobi bourse (NSE). The bank, the country's fifth-largest, plans to go public...
2008-10-29Finance
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) has confirmed that is has committed EUR118mn (US$167mn) to nine African private equity funds, in a move that once again shows the...
2008-09-10Economy
EM-specialists and CFW-regular Aureos Capital has successfully sold its stake in Uganda Microfinance (UML) to Equity Bank, a major Kenyan bank listed on the Nairobi exchange. Aureos...
2008-09-03Finance
The Market Vectors Africa Index Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) was launched on July 14 by New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global. The new ETF is the latest way for investors to tap...
2008-07-17Finance
Kenya's leading mortgage lender Housing Finance (HF) has been given approval by the Capital Markets Authority to undertake a KES2.3bn (US$37mn) rights issue. The company, which...
2008-05-15
