Moody’s forecasts bank mergers in tight space

A worker paints the logo of SBM bank, which acquired Chase Bank in 2017. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s banking sector is likely to see more mergers and acquisitions in the next two years as capital raising options diminish for smaller struggling lenders, global ratings agency Moody’s says in a new report.

The African banking sector report singles out Kenya and Tanzania as markets where mergers and acquisition should be prevalent, given their fragmented banking sectors that boast a few large banks and many smaller ones.

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