/-/539552/539552/-/4mvsag/-/index.html http://www.bdafrica.com/Bond%20market%20exerts%20pressure%20on%20interest%20rates/-/539552/1006212/-/2pt29r/-/index.html Buyers of Treasury bonds at the secondary market are getting a bargain as prices come down due to increased supply that rides on the back of a rally lasting nearly a year. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Rwanda%20says%20new%20airport%20will%20be%20ready%20by%202014/-/539552/1006220/-/w29nku/-/index.html Rwanda expects to have a new airport by 2014 and has set aside $98 million as capital for its national airline over the next three years with a view to then selling it off once it breaks even, a top government official said on Friday. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Ugandan%20insurers%20target%20traders%20to%20grow%20market/-/539552/1006230/-/jqqy78z/-/index.html Ugandan insurers have urged businesses to take up covers as a defensive measure against losses and hedge against possible risks. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Brewer%20sees%20new%20demand%20in%20growing%20EA%20population/-/539552/1006270/-/wdodq8z/-/index.html East African Breweries is betting that its regional expansion strategy will grow sales by doubling its customers. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Jamii%20Bora%20Bank%20targets%20Sh500m%20from%20rights%20issue%20/-/539552/1005698/-/kolbbgz/-/index.html Jamii Bora Bank, formerly City Finance Bank, is planning a rights issue to help finance a turnaround aimed at moving it into the profit zone. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/CMA%20licenses%20Equatorial%20Bank%20as%20dealer%20at%20bourse/-/539552/1005702/-/xws8whz/-/index.html Equatorial Investment Bank has received a Capital Markets Authority dealer’s licence that allows it to trade at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/NHC%20secures%20funds%20to%20build%20800%20houses%20in%20city/-/539552/1005692/-/vbck18z/-/index.html National Housing Corporation has entered into a funding deal with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) for construction of 800 units in Nairobi. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/StanChart%20eyes%20SME%20networks%20to%20grow%20loan%20book/-/539552/1005690/-/oenpixz/-/index.html Standard Chartered Bank is seeking to strengthen its corporate business and tap its parent company’s vast Asian network to boost earnings. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Remittances%20to%20Kenya%20dip%203%20per%20cent/-/539552/1004982/-/289alcz/-/index.html Remittances from Kenyans working abroad in July dipped by 3.4 per cent, a move that could slow down the prospects of money transfer service companies that were banking on improved inflow to grow their income. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Bank%20of%20India%20seeks%20go%20ahead%20to%20buy%20Kenyan%20firm/-/539552/1004968/-/12boo02/-/index.html Bank of India has made applications to regulators to be allowed to incorporate as an independent Kenyan bank to pave way for a buyout of a local rival as it races to increase its footprint in the region. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/KenolKobil%20shares%20tumble%20in%20panic%20over%20licence%20row/-/539552/1004988/-/7oo12h/-/index.html KenolKobil’s shares slid to a three-month low on Monday on fears over the impact a licensing dispute with the energy sector regulator would have on the company’s business. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Liberty%20eyes%20higher%20returns%20from%20property%20market/-/539552/1004978/-/33ipbm/-/index.html Liberty Insurance, a major shareholder of CfC Insurance Holdings (CfCIH), plans to diversify into commercial property to increase its income streams. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Vibrant%20bond%20market%20lifts%20brokers%20earnings/-/539552/1004218/-/mm35lk/-/index.html The vibrant trading in bonds in the past eight months has seen stockbrokers grow their commissions more than three times over the period compared to last year and looks set to up the battle for fixed income traders. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Madison%20entry%20raises%20stakes%20in%20unit%20trusts%20market/-/539552/1004226/-/um3pc5/-/index.html Madison Asset Management has entered the unit trusts fund market, setting stage for heightened turf wars. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Traders%20seek%20bigger%20grain%20exchanges/-/539552/1004230/-/20893jz/-/index.html Trade experts are rooting for the setting up of bigger Africa commodity exchanges to attract global interest, increasing the cash flow to farmers. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539552/1004234/-/6uf3jhz/-/index.html A new health scheme that targets the informal sector promises to improve savings for outpatient medical services among low-income groups. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/KCB%20launches%20online%20payment%20system%20for%20tourism%20sector/-/539552/1002486/-/u2x6mi/-/index.html Kenya Commercial Bank has launched an on-line payment solution targeting the tourism sector as e-commerce takes root in the country. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Africas%20demand%20for%20chartered%20financial%20analysts%20on%20the%20rise/-/539552/1002492/-/7020s/-/index.html Rising demand for talent in Africa’s capital markets is pushing students to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Safaricom%20bets%20on%20value%20addition/-/539552/1002480/-/ef62qqz/-/index.html Safaricom is betting on value addition as opposed to a reduction in prices to protect its market share and grow revenues as rivals aggressively poach its clientele. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Funding%20begins%20flowing%20to%20boost%20Africa%20food%20security/-/539552/1002508/-/pu7l9oz/-/index.html The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/CMA%20ordered%20to%20testify%20in%20shares%20row/-/539552/1001352/-/y77tmsz/-/index.html The Capital Markets Authority has been summoned to court to explain how an investor lost millions of shillings through trading of his shares by a stockbroker. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Financial%20stocks%20top%20performers/-/539552/1001360/-/ugvsgvz/-/index.html Financial stocks have emerged top performers at the Nairobi Stock Exchange in the last six months as a dip in fortunes of technology stocks marks mixed performance for listed equities. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/NSSF%20targets%20talent%20pool%20to%20restore%20confidence/-/539552/1001328/-/sa8c8rz/-/index.html The State pensions manager, National Social Security Fund, is hiring close to 20 top managers in a move aimed at restoring confidence eroded by years of fraud and plunder that have seen contributors get poor returns. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Devolution%20signals%20boon%20for%20agriculture/-/539552/1001348/-/2v9n9m/-/index.html Devolution promises improved financing and specialised services to farmers as the government lays ground for its long-term economic targets. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/HFs%20Sh10%20billion%20bond%20to%20heat%20up%20property%20market/-/539552/1000728/-/1hjfur/-/index.html Competition in the property and mortgage financing segment is set to heat up following regulatory approval of Housing Finance’s Sh10 billion bond offering. 2010-08-31T21:00:00Z