Big banks seen swallowing smaller loss-making rivals

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Ratings agency Moody’s says small Kenyan banks suffering losses or facing insolvency are likely to become targets of acquisitions by their larger rivals over the next one-and-a-half years.

The ratings firm says local lenders are witnessing a wide divergence in profitability, with 14 of the institutions in the smaller peer group reporting losses or negligible profits in 2020.

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