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Uganda has appointed Citibank as lead arranger for the syndicated debt financing of its €2.7 billion Standard Gauge Railway, moving the long-delayed Malaba-Kampala line closer to breaking ground.

Uganda Taps Citibank to Unlock Its €2.7BN Malaba-Kampala SGR Funding - The Trading Room Uganda has appointed Citibank as lead arranger for the syndicated debt financing of its €2.7 billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

WTI traded at around $91.38 per barrel, up just 0.1%, while Brent nudged 0.04% higher to $94.97 on Thursday. Both benchmarks remain well off the highs seen earlier in the week when tensions in the Strait of Hormuz sent crude past $100.

Oil Prices Steady as US-Iran Talks Fuel Market Optimism. - The Trading Room Oil prices were broadly flat in early Asian trade on Thursday, as a fragile cocktail of diplomatic optimism and worsening supply shortages kept traders on edge.

BOC Kenya Plc's Profit after tax in FY2025 rose by 48.4% to KES 314.02 million, compared to KES 211.6 million in the previous year.

BOC Kenya Profit Jumps 48.4% in FY2025 BOC Kenya has reported a robust performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, delivering strong growth in net income.

Sameer Africa PLC has reported a solid recovery for the year ended 31 December 2025, posting higher revenues, improved profitability, and a stronger balance sheet.

Sameer Africa Delivers FY2025 Turnaround with Strong Revenue Growth - The Trading Room Sameer Africa PLC has reported a solid recovery for the year ended 31 December 2025, posting higher revenues, improved profitability, and a stronger balance sheet.

Fuel prices have broken through the KES 200 mark after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced the steepest single-cycle price increase in recent times.

Kenya Fuel Prices April 2026: Petrol Hits KES 206, Diesel KES 206 After Biggest EPRA Hike in Years - The Trading Room EPRA raised petrol by KES 28.69 and diesel by a record KES 40.30 per litre in its April 15–May 14, 2026 review, pushing both Kenya fuel prices past the KES 200 mark for the first time this cycle. Matatu operators are already signalling fare increases nationwide.

HFC Kenya has done something few Kenyan banks have managed in recent times, a genuine, audited, multi-year comeback, capping a four-year journey from near-insolvency to a position of growing strength on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

OpEd: HF Group's Multi-year Comeback, a Double Investor Return on Bourse - The Trading Room From a KES 1 billion loss in 2021 to a KES 1.42 billion profit in 2025 — Robert Kibaara's transformation play at HF Group has delivered Kenya's most compelling banking comeback story on the NSE.

Kenyan Lawmakers quietly built stakes in Kenya Airways, regulatory filings for February 2026 show, a move that lands just as the Treasury scrambles to find new investors to rescue the struggling national carrier.

MPs Bet on Kenya Airways as Strategic Investor Hunt Intensifies - The Trading Room Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has emerged as the second-largest individual shareholder in Kenya Airways (KQ) after purchasing 10,396,251 shares.

Kenya’s banking sector more than doubled its MSME lending target in 2025, disbursing KES 326.5 billion in new loans to small and medium businesses against an annual target of KES 150 billion. Kenya Bankers Association

Equity Bank Leads Kenya's MSME Lending Push, Industry Doubles Annual Target - The Trading Room KES 326.5 billion flowing into MSMEs in a single year is a material number for an economy where small businesses are the dominant employer.

WTI gained 4.1% to $104.21 a barrel while Brent jumped 5% to $106.42 per barrel after Trump’s speech signalled additional bombardment of Iran, with no signs of de-escalation of the current aggression.

Oil Surges Back Above $100 as Trump Vows to Hit Iran "Extremely Hard" - The Trading Room Oil markets whipsawed on Thursday morning as U.S President Donald Trump's much-anticipated national address on the Iran war landed far more hawkish than markets had priced in.

CIC Group PLC's financial results for the year ended 31st December 2025 showed significant expansion of its balance sheet and steady revenue growth despite a decline in overall net profit.

CIC Insurance Group Financial Results 2025: Profit, Assets, and Growth Explained Despite the pressure on margins, CIC’s balance sheet remained exceptionally strong, with total assets growing to KES 73.7 billion.

Safaricom PLC’s money market fund (MMF), Ziidi, has posted a net profit of KES784.28 million in its first 14 months of operation, ending December 2025.

Ziidi Clocks KES784M Profit in First 14 Months - The Trading Room The results, released Tuesday, shows Ziidi earned KES1 billion in investment income from a pool of assets backed by KES14.6 billion in investor cash.

Access Bank Kenya delivered a notable improvement in its financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, significantly narrowing its losses on the back of strong revenue growth.

Access Bank Kenya Losses Down 29.6%, Core Capital Falls Below KES 3B Threshold - The Trading Room Access Bank Kenya PLC delivered a notable improvement in the year ended December 31, 2025, narrowing its losses on the back of strong growth in operating income