Oversubscription of Treasury Bills Kenya’s appetite for Treasury bills is soaring. At the most recent auction held by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), investors placed bids worth KSh 38.8 billion against an advertised amount of KSh 24.0 billion, translating into a performance rate of 161.5%. The 364-day Treasury bill was the standout performer. While […]
House Republicans are orchestrating a strategic legislative move to retroactively combine GOP-led legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a comprehensive bipartisan cryptocurrency market structure bill, following the separate passage of both measures in July’s landmark “Crypto Week.” The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday afternoon […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and developer Anders Elowsson have introduced EIP-7999, a transformative proposal designed to streamline Ethereum’s complex transaction fee structure through the establishment of a unified multidimensional fee market. Released in early August 2025, this proposal represents one of the most significant potential changes to Ethereum’s economic model since the landmark EIP-1559 upgrade. […]
Bitcoin (BTC) has demonstrated resilience by retracing to the $116,000 price zone, hitting $116,795 after briefly pulling back to $114,395 earlier this week, as traders worldwide closely monitor the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision that could reshape the cryptocurrency landscape for the remainder of 2025. The world’s leading cryptocurrency continues to consolidate above the psychologically […]
Sanlam Kenya Plc has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) for October 9, 2025, to seek shareholder approval to change its name to Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) Plc, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing consolidation of Africa’s insurance landscape under the SanlamAllianz joint venture. The proposed rebrand follows Jubilee Holdings’ complete exit from general […]
Kenyan technology-driven investment firm Kweli Capital has acquired a majority stake in brokerage Old Mutual Securities Ltd (OMS), marking a significant strategic expansion into regulated financial services and signaling a new chapter in East Africa’s evolving capital markets landscape. The acquisition will see Kweli Capital take over the Nairobi-based brokerage from the Old Mutual Group, […]
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has introduced a transformative reform in the country’s money market with the launch of the Kenya Shilling Overnight Interbank Average (KESONIA), which officially came into effect on September 1, 2025. This landmark development represents a major milestone in efforts to enhance transparency, efficiency, and stability in Kenya’s domestic financial […]
What Kenya Is Proposing Kenya is preparing to issue its first sovereign Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) worth US$500 million (≈ KSh...
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President Donald Trump has enacted one of the most dramatic overhauls of American immigration policy in decades, signing two executive...
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