Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc and Executive Chairman Equity Group Foundation was on September 9 honored with the prestigious 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award. “Dr. James Mwangi receives the Award for his business-worthy …
Read More »Equity Bank strengthens foot print in DRC with new acquisition
It paid Shs347bn for the 66.53% stake in a DRC bank Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Regional lender, Equity Group Holdings, has completed the acquisition of Banque commercial du Congo, (BCDC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, further strengthening is foot print on the African market. This follows a …
Read More »Equity withdraws proposed dividend due to market uncertainty
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Board of Directors of Equity Group Holdings Plc, the largest bank on the Nairobi Securities Exchange by market capitalization, has withdrawn its recommendation of a Ksh. 9.5 billion ($88 million) dividend payout to its shareholders. According to a statement, Equity states that “the …
Read More »EAC youth plot leadership role
A mix of politics, music, culture at YouLead Summit 2019 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Over 250 youth from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan who converged in Arusha, Tanzania for the 2019 YouLead Summit were urged to rise up, take leadership roles and political power to …
Read More »Equity Group unveils a new look
Equity’s refresh geared towards leveraging on the brand’s global capability, strong heritage, internal talent assembly and agile business model to scale across demographic segments in Africa Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group Holdings Plc has launched a new brand identity that reflects a streamlined financial services provider positioned as …
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