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Kenyan Shilling Drops To Lowest In Four Months On Falling Yields - Bloomberg - 5/22/2012 6:16am
BusinessLIVEKenyan Shilling Drops to Lowest in Four Months on Falling YieldsBloombergKenya's shilling retreated to its lowest level in more than four months as investors leave the market following a slump in yields on government securities. The currency of East Africa's biggest economy depreciated 0.4 percent to 85.26 per dollar and ...Kenya Commercial Bank Heads for Biggest Fall in Nine MonthsBusinessWeekKenya shilling hits 4-month low vs dollar, shares inch upReutersKenya shilling drops, further losses possibleThe StarReuters Africaall 20 news articles »
Gulf Power Of Kenya Plans 80-Megawatt Nairobi Electricity Plant - BusinessWeek - 5/22/2012 7:34am
Gulf Power of Kenya Plans 80-Megawatt Nairobi Electricity PlantBusinessWeekBy Sarah McGregor on May 22, 2012 Gulf Power Ltd., a Kenyan gas-station operator and fuel importer, plans to build an 80-megawatt power plant fed by heavy fuel oil from July as electricity use grows at about 14 percent a year in East Africa's largest ...IFC Investments in the Country to Hit US$500 MillionAllAfrica.comall 4 news articles »
Uchumi Of Kenya Gains Ninth Day To Six-Year High: Nairobi Mover - Bloomberg - 5/22/2012 8:26am
Uchumi of Kenya Gains Ninth Day to Six-Year High: Nairobi MoverBloombergUchumi Supermarkets Ltd. (UCSP), Kenya's only publicly traded retail chain, advanced for a ninth day, rising to its highest in more than six years following a Daily Nation report about a dispute at one of its key competitors.Retailer Uchumi at a six-year price highThe Starall 3 news articles »
Kenya Advertising Spend To Rise As Competition Grows, TBWA Says - Bloomberg - 5/22/2012 5:51am
Kenya Advertising Spend to Rise as Competition Grows, TBWA SaysBloombergKenya's advertising market, which grew more than 30 percent last year, is set for further expansion because of intense competition among consumer goods companies, according to TBWA Worldwide's local unit. “International companies are now facing stiffer ...and more »
Sub-Sahara Africa Stocks: Ghana Oil, Uchumi Supermarkets Kenya - Bloomberg - 5/22/2012 10:46am
Sub-Sahara Africa Stocks: Ghana Oil, Uchumi Supermarkets KenyaBloombergKenya's All-Share Index (NSEASI) climbed for a fourth day, increasing 0.4 percent to 64.56 in Nairobi, the highest close since Aug. 8. Namibia's FTSE/Namibia Overall Index (FTN098) surged 1.9 percent to 872.75 in Windhoek. The Nigerian Stock Exchange ...and more »