DTB sells stake in Burundi subsidiary for Sh1.2bn

Nasim Devji, the Group CEO of Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), speaking during a past event at DTB Sarit Centre Branch at Westlands in Nairobi on December 17, 2022.

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DTB Group sold its 83.67 percent in the Burundian subsidiary for Sh1.27 billion as the lender exited Bujumbura after 16 years.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)-listed lender disclosed through its latest annual report (2025) that it sold the shares at Sh1.27 billion, making a net gain of Sh592.5 million, based on the initial investment cost of Sh636.9 million in 2008 and the transaction-related expenses of Sh41.44 million.

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