The global cryptocurrency market began the week with a jolt, as Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp and volatile pullback, sliding rapidly from its tight consolidation band to test the $85,000 zone. This sudden decline was not primarily driven by adverse fundamental news, but rather by a technical event: a large liquidation cluster situated just beneath […]
Kenya’s Treasury bill market continues to defy conventional market expectations, presenting a paradoxical situation where even as yields fall to their lowest levels in months, investor demand shows no sign of cooling. In fact, appetite for government short-term securities has intensified, with the 364-day paper emerging as the clear favourite among institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, […]
Kenya’s National Treasury has unveiled controversial plans to borrow more than Ksh1 trillion in the 2026/27 financial year, a massive borrowing target that has reignited intense debate over the country’s rapidly rising public debt burden and the government’s capacity to manage its finances sustainably without compromising future generations’ economic prospects. The ambitious borrowing plan comes […]
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken a significant step toward democratizing access to government securities by introducing a groundbreaking feature on its DhowCSD platform that allows retail investors to pay for their successful bids on Treasury bills and bonds using mobile money. This innovative integration of mobile payment technology with formal investment infrastructure […]
Kenya’s insurance landscape continues to reflect a deeply troubling pattern of inequality, with new data revealing that Nairobi and Kiambu counties maintain commanding leads in insurance uptake while several western and eastern regions lag dramatically behind, leaving millions of households exposed to financial devastation from health emergencies, accidents, and livelihood losses. This persistent disparity raises […]
Madison Life Assurance Limited has launched an aggressive campaign to revolutionize insurance accessibility in Kenya by specifically targeting the informal sector, a vast and largely untapped market segment that company executives believe holds the key to dramatically boosting the insurance industry’s contribution to the national economy. The initiative comes at a time when Kenya’s insurance […]
. In a significant development for regional infrastructure cooperation, President William Ruto has confirmed that Uganda will acquire a stake in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) once the privatisation process is completed, marking a new era of joint ownership of strategic energy infrastructure in East Africa. The announcement, made during an investment tour in Uganda […]
Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), the largest institutional holder of Solana (SOL) tokens, is confronting a staggering $668 million in unrealized losses as the cryptocurrency trades precipitously below the company’s purchase price of $230 per token. This massive paper loss represents one of the most dramatic examples of institutional cryptocurrency exposure gone wrong and raises fundamental […]
The cryptocurrency market witnessed a significant technical development in mid-November 2025 when Bitcoin formed what traders call a “death cross,” a pattern that has historically signaled potential bearish momentum in financial markets. On November 16, 2025, Bitcoin’s 50-day moving average crossed below its 200-day moving average, marking this ominous technical milestone at a time when […]
The Kenyan government is spearheading a transformative regulatory framework designed to revolutionize how farmers access financial protection against escalating climate-related disasters. Under proposed new rules, insurers offering weather-related policies would be legally required to settle claims within just 10 days—a dramatic acceleration that experts believe could fundamentally reshape agricultural insurance across Africa. This unprecedented initiative […]
The Government of Germany, in partnership with the Government of Kenya and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),...
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The Republic of South Africa has officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), marking a...
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has entered uncharted territory as Safaricom's newly launched Ziidi Trader platform triggers unprecedented retail participation, fundamentally...
