Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reaffirmed the foundation’s long-term commitment to Africa and to working directly with countries to support breakthrough solutions in health, agriculture, gender equality, and other critical areas. In his first trip to Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Bill Gates...

The National Treasury has invited stakeholders in the Kenya financial and economic market to submit proposals on tax policy measures that will be considered in preparation of the Finance Bill, 2023.

A global body has called upon all parties concerned with the challenges of climate risks to actively involve actuaries in their discussions and deliberations. Actuaries are not only risk management experts in the traditional financial services sectors; they are also a readily accessible and knowledgeable resource of expertise for...

Standard Chartered’s Sustainable Banking Report 2022: Mobilising Retail Investor Capital shows Kenya has a potential to mobilise a USD19 billion of retail investor capital into sustainable investments, which could help meet ESG priorities in growth markets.

Kenya Power has announced plans to phase out fossil fuel powered vehicles and motorbikes from its fleet, in favour of electric-powered ones, as it moves to adopt sustainable ways of doing business. To this end, the public listed firm has set aside KES40 million in the current financial year...

The GFANZ Africa Network will work with African banks, asset owners and managers, insurers, and other financial institutions across the continent to support capacity-building on climate finance required to meet the unique needs of African institutions as the global economy transitions to net zero.

The Board of Absa Bank Kenya PLC has announced that Jeremy Awori has left the Absa Group after nearly 10 years of leadership. Consequently, Jeremy will be stepping down as CEO & Managing Director of Absa Bank Kenya PLC on 31 October 2022. The Board has initiated the process...