Nairobi

Kenya’s Central Depository & Settlement Corporation has this week entered the pilot phase of its new securities lending platform that allows agents to trade on behalf of asset owners and borrowers for the first time

Family Bank in Kenya has implemented Profile Software’s Acumen net solution for its treasury and risk management operations

Kenya is to launch a regulated short selling and securities lending service after it was given approval by the country’s Capital Markets Authority

Kenya’s capital markets liquidity drive received another boost last week as the country’s Capital Markets Authority looked to diversify available financial products with the help of several international bodies

Kenya has become the latest African market to open itself up to international securities lending and short selling transactions...

A first-of-its-kind East African cross-currency repo transaction between Commercial Bank of Africa and Standard Bank of Southern Africa, worth $25 million, was completed in March...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange is preparing to launch with exchange-traded fund and derivatives add-ons...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is launching several new products and tools, including a securities lending facility, to boost liquidity and tackle emerging market volatility...