EABL takes Sh11bn loan from Stanbic and StanChart

EABL Group Managing Director Andrew Cowan. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Beer maker East African Breweries Limited (EABL) #ticker:EABL has borrowed Sh11.5 billion from Kenyan units of Standard Chartered and Stanbic banks to pay off a similar-sized loan taken from its London-based parent Diageo.

The local loan is intended to save the Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm an additional tax burden that applies when a subsidiary takes a loan from its parent company.

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