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Articles By: Standard Investment Bank

Beyond The Bus: A New Road To Learning For Kingsmead Junior School

Kingsmead Junior School students will now travel safely, reliably, and with renewed enthusiasm for learning—thanks to a new, zero-mileage school

Lifestyle

Kenya’s January Inflation Ticks Up To 3.3%, Driven By Higher Food Prices

In January 2025, the overall prices of goods and services increased by 3.3% y/y, slightly up from the 3.0% rise

Market News

Kenya Airways Top Gainer At The NSE As Equity Turnover Expands 42%

The market closed the week in the green with the NASI and N10 rising by 0.5% and 0.2%, respectively. In

Market News

Average Lending Rate Slipped To 11.5% Offering Breathing Room For Borrowers

Last week, the average lending rate slipped to 11.5% from 11.8%, offering some breathing room for borrowers in the interbank

Market News

Microsoft To Train 1 Million Kenyans With AI Skills

Microsoft has announced the launch of a new skilling initiative in Kenya, a groundbreaking program aimed at training 1 million

Technology

Liquidity In The Interbank Space Holds Steady As Market Activity Surges

Liquidity in the interbank market held steady this week, with the average lending rate nudging up slightly to 12.08% from

Headlines

Kenyans’ Appetite For T-Bills Remain High With A Shift To 91-Day Paper

Demand for T-bills remained elevated, with overall performance climbing to 357.3%, from 337.2%, a new high. Interest shifted to the

Market News

Kenyan Shilling Remains Relatively Unchanged Against The US Dollar

Exchange Rate Performance The Kenyan shilling remained relatively unchanged against the US Dollar to end the day on Monday at 129.20

Market News

Safaricom Accounts For 66.3% Of Thursday’s Turnover As Foreign Investors Turn Bearish

Safaricom was the day’s (Thursday) most traded stock, accounting for 66.3% of the day’s turnover. The counter increased by 2.0%

Market News

Cumulative Tax Revenues Post First Monthly Drop In Recent Memory

The National Treasury published the actual receipts and releases for the first two months of FY 24/25. Total expenditure came

Government and Policy

Equity Group Dominates Monday As Most Traded Top-Mover, Accounting For 41.8% Of The Day’s Turnover

Equity Group was the day’s most traded top-mover on Monday, accounting for 41.8 percent of the day’s turnover. The counter

Market News

T-bills Fully Subscribed During The Week, Interbank Market Narrows

During the week, liquidity gaps in the interbank market narrowed slightly, with the average lending rate dropping to 12.88% from 12.92% in

Market News