The Head, Emerging Businesses,
Access Bank, Mrs. Ayodele Olojede, in this interview, speaks about the
bank’s commitment to operators in the micro, small and medium scale
enterprises. Nume Ekeghe brings the excerpts:
What is your bank doing to support the development of MSMEs and make it easier for them to access loans?







The US Federal Aviation Administration distanced itself on Thursday
from suggestions by Boeing that its grounded 737 MAX could resume flying
passengers in October, saying regulators do not....
Privatisation of Kenya’s State entities was a noble idea. It was meant
to make firms more efficient and wean them off political interference
and reliance on taxpayers sweat.
The companies were expected to swim in huge profit under private hands.
However, the mission was exploited by
Barclays is looking to take on a Sh2 trillion ($20 billion) portion of
Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage business, sources said, under plans to
become Europe’s premier investment bank and compete more strongly with
US rivals.
After its victory over activist shareholder Edward Bramson who failed in
his
For some time, banks and digital lending applications had been seen as
adversaries. The digital lending apps have in the recent past, however,
disrupted the banking sector, taking the market by
Safaricom’s founding chief executive Michael Joseph
Safaricom’s founding chief executive Michael Joseph has sold-off his shareholding in the company.
Vodafone Kenya currently has the majority seats on the Safaricom board at four. [Courtesy]
Safaricom shareholders will at the end of this month vote on a proposal
by the telco that if passed will guarantee Kenyans more seats on the
board.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has issued a raft of measures to mitigate cases of road accidents.
For instance, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said from
November, 1 2019, no Public Service Vehicle or commercial vehicles
driver’s license will be renewed without the
A slow down on growth of private sector credit is hurting real estate,
which heavily relies on bank loans for unit purchases. FILE PHOTO | NMG
A Safaricom shop in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Low pricing of policies has hit underwriting income of firms in the popular motor insurance segment. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Group CEO and co-founder Eran Feinstein. FILE PHOTO | NMG
House demolition. The number of approvals has fallen due to stringent inspection. FILE PHOTO | NMG
SDGs offer businesses a chance to live longer and impact more. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Users can register or request a service on their phones. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Digital experts are betting on African startups to not only reap big as
the shift to digital economy gathers momentum. FILE PHOTO | NMG
ICT Secretary Joe Mucheru (second left) takes a selfie with members of
the Distributed Ledger and Artificial Intelligence Task Force during the
release of the Blockchain report at Telposta Towers in Nairobi on
Thursday last week. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU
A worker on a tea estate in Kericho County. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The draft Bill also proposes that an employee is entitled to be provided
with a written statement of the reasons for dismissal. FILE PHOTO |
NMG
Standard Chartered Bank on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
A graduation ceremony. Universities regulator has started imposing caps
on the admission of Masters and PhD students. FILE PHOTO | NMG
KRA headquarters in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Go ahead and try it in your marketing and reap the rewards. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Betin is one of the gambling firms which the Government has not renewed
theie licences because they failed to follow the licencing guidelines.
FILE PHOTO | NMG
Passengers queue to board National Youth Service bus to Kawangware from Kencom on March 29, 2018. FILE PHOTO | NMG