Kenya

Exchange news

East Africa’s new training institute will certify market practitioners

The curriculum of the Securities Industry Training Institute (SITI) has been launched in Kampala, Uganda.
SITI aims to standardize training on a wide range of ...

Capital raising

Privatization of Nairobi Stock Exchange

Kenya is considering speeding up plans to privatize the Nairobi Stock Exchange (www.nse.co.ke), the biggest market in East Africa. The aim is initially that stockbrokers ...

Kenya

Kengen Bond launches Automated Trading in Nairobi

KenGen's KSh25 billion (US$336 million) bond launched the Automated Trading System (ATS) of the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE – www.nse.co.ke) on 9 November.

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Nairobi SE readvertises for IT system for stockbroker back offices

The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) has readvertised its request for IT vendors to express their interest in providing a Broker Back Office (BBO) system to ...

Kenya

African bonds roundup

Absa Capital, the investment banking arm of Absa Group, plans to work in a range of African debt markets, particularly in countries where Barclays Bank ...

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Kenya’s CMA protects shareholders

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is giving limited refunds to people who lost money with stockbroker Nyagah Securities which collapsed in 2008 and it has set ...

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Kenyan private equity firm trades “Over The Counter”

A leading Kenyan stockbroker says local investment company TransCentury already trades "Over The Counter" and plans to list its shares for trading on a stock ...

Capital raising

Kengen issues $197 mln bond for 500 MW more electricity

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has received regulatory approval from the Capital Markets Authority for a corporate bond with a nominal value (face value) ...

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Tanzania thawing on East African integrated market?

Tanzania seems to be warming to the idea of linking the East African stock exchanges, in what could eventually be the development of a major ...

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Kenya’s CMA brings new rules for brokers and investment banks

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is putting new regulations into law by the end of August, including tighter controls on stockbrokers and investment banks. According to ...

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More action on Kenya’s bond market

Bonds are becoming increasingly active in Kenya, and the bond market at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is proving a good place to raise medium- ...

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Nairobi Stock Exchange member offers SMS orders

Standard Investment bank offers SMS orders from mobile phones for its clients wishing to buy and sell shares on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.