Equity profit falls to Sh42 billion on higher bad loan provisions

James Mwangi

Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr James Mwangi during an investor briefing in Nairobi, Kenya on November 20, 2023. PHOTO | NMG

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Equity Group's net profit for the year ended December 2023 fell by 6.48 percent to Sh41.98 billion after the lender doubled its provisioning for bad loans in the period.

The bank retained its dividend for the year at Sh4 per share –or a total payout of Sh15.1 billion– despite the fall in net profit.

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