Equity takes Sh18bn IFC loan days after buy-in

Equity Bank branch on Muindi Mbingu Street in Nairobi on Thursday, April 1, 2021. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to lend the Kenyan banking subsidiary of Equity Group #ticker:EQTY  $165 million (Sh18.6 billion), marking one of the largest single credit facilities to a local lender.

The proposed investment disclosure comes as the global financier also moves to acquire a 6.7 percent stake in the Nairobi Securities Exchange  -listed firm for Sh13.9 billion, underlining the growing commercial ties between the parties.

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