National Bank of Kenya

Biggest Kenyan Bank Makes Takeover Bid for State-Owned Rival

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Biggest Kenyan Bank Makes Takeover Bid for State-Owned Rival

NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Kenya’s biggest bank by assets offered to buy a state-owned lender as the industry struggles to cope with interest-rate caps that have cut profits and curbed lending. KCB Group Ltd. provided an expression of interest to the Treasury to acquire a controlling stake in National Bank of Kenya Ltd., Judith Odhiambo, a spokeswoman for Nairobi-based KCB, said in an emailed response to questions on Monday. “Further details will, however, be provided in…

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