Tag: SME Financing

Trade and Financial Services Round Up: Issue No. 3 of 2026

Kenya Green Finance and Trade Expansion Kenya has secured a US $150 million financing package from the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with KCB Bank Kenya Ltd to scale trade finance and green lending. The funding targets small and medium enterprises and corporates, particularly in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and infrastructure projects. A portion of the funds is allocated to transaction […]...

Africa, Sustainability and the Future: Key Insights from 2025 and Watchpoints for 2026 and Beyond

Like previous years, 2025 has been passive and slow in implementing the Paris Accords, despite COP30 in Brazil, which left many more agitated and disappointed rather than serving as a platform for sol...

12 Dec 2025

Trade and Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 48 of 2025

Kenya CBK Eyes KSh 20B in Bond Switch as Investors Urged to Extend Date of Maturity The government has initiated the first switch bond transaction of the fiscal year, aiming to roll over the maturity ...

19 Sep 2025

Trade and Financial Service Round-Up: Issue No. 36 of 2025

Kenya CBK Governor Asks Banks to End ‘Excuses’, Cut Loan Rates The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has instructed commercial banks to stop offering excuses for not lowering the cost of loans following...

15 Aug 2025

Trade and Financial Service Round-Up: Issue No. 31 of 2025

KENYA Draft Regulations for Non-Deposit-Taking Credit Providers The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released draft regulations for Non-Deposit-Taking Credit Providers (NDTCPs), expanding oversight b...