Relief for KQ as Equity now accepts rescue plan

A KQ plane at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

National carrier Kenya Airways’ #ticker:KQ climb out of the debt hole is expected to get a big boost this week when Equity Bank signs the deal to convert its Sh5 billion loan into shares.

Documents seen by the Business Daily show that Equity #ticker:EQTY and Ecobank – which have been opposed to the shares deal – are finalising an agreement which, if signed, will see their exposure in the airline spread more equitably alongside the eight other lenders.

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