Think Business - April 2018

In this issue

How did your bank perform in 2017? On this issue, We highlight the performance of banks in the FY 2017, a wide directory of news and analysis opportunities being harnessed by aspiring entrepreneurs.

Equity Bank Introduces New Tariffs For The Equity Paypal Withdrawal Service

Equity Bank Introduces New Tariffs For The Equity Paypal Withdrawal Service

1 min

Ecobank Upgraded Mobile App Reaches 4 Million Users In 6 Months

Ecobank Upgraded Mobile App Reaches 4 Million Users In 6 Months

2 mins

Africa Continental Free Trade Area : Impact Assessment

African heads of state and government officials met in Kigali last month to sign a deal creating one of the world largest free trade blocs since the establishment of World Trade Organization.

4 mins

The Impact Of Infinite Years Of CEO's Service

The Impact Of Infinite Years Of CEO's Service

2 mins

Understanding Alternative Investments

Understanding Alternative Investments

2 mins

Need For Resilience In Changing Market Dynamics

Need For Resilience In Changing Market Dynamics

2 mins

CMA Grants Licence To Online Foreign Exchange Broker

The Board of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the grant of a license to Execution Point Limited to operate as a non – dealing online foreign exchange broker in line with the Capital Markets (Online Foreign Exchange Trading) Regulations, 2017.

1 min

Disclosing Negative Credit Information And Its Pitfalls

Financial institutions and certain bodies identified in regulation 23 of the Credit Reference Bureau Regulations 2013 are required to share both positive and negativeinformati on about customers. Positive information is any information on performing loan or other credit. Negative information on the other hand is any adverse customer information which includes non-performing loans.

2 mins

THE UK Asset Based Direct Lending Sector Attracts Overseas Investors

Since 1989, banks and building societies in Britain have been shutting branches at a rate of approximately 300 per year, a trend which has dramatically accelerated in recent years as traditional lenders respond to pressure on cutting costs, according to a recent Reuters article.

1 min

How Did Your Bank Perform In 2017?

Kenya’s 2017 macroeconomic environment was unfavorable majorly because of the tense electioneering period. Analysis from Trading Economics shows that the Kenyan economy advanced 4.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2017, slowing from a 5.6 percent expansion in the same quarter of 2016.

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Think Business Magazine Description:

Think Business is a publication of Think Business Limited,a leading strategic business intelligence, research and publishing company in Kenya specializing in the financial sector. The magazine joins a stable of other well-known publications: The Banking Survey (which has been in publication annually for the last thirteen years), The Insurance Survey (launched in 2009) and The Capital Markets Survey.
Think Business magazine aims to be an authoritative read on the regional business sector, characterized by incisive analysis of economic environment, corporate performance and leadership styles of key players and captains of industry.

The magazine targets a broad spectrum of readers in A, B & C1 economic demography. 65% of the write-ups are done by a pool of experts in various disciplines. The magazine’s approach will be multi-sectoral and multi-stratum in coverage. We envision a magazine that has something for managers in every industry. Senior management at board level, line managers and departmental heads, supervisors, entrepreneurs and project leaders will all find insightful information in Think Business Magazine.