KQ taps Sh6.5 billion bridge loan amid strategic investor delay

Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka.

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National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ), has now opted for bridge financing from local commercial banks following a delay in an ambitious capital raising effort that seeks to mobilise at least $500 million (Sh64.58 billion) from a strategic investor.

Bridge finance or bridge loan is short-term facility used until longer-term financing is secured or an existing obligation is settled. It helps to settle urgent needs.

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