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1969 Nationalization of 14 Indian banks. 1972 Nationalisation and restructuring of 107 insurance companies under the General Insurance Corporation of India. [27] 1973 Coal industry under Coal India Limited and the oil and gas industry under the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. [28] 1980 Another six banks nationalized.
In July 2005, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) acquired majority shareholding in First American Bank of Kenya. At that time First American owned a subsidiary in Tanzania called United Bank of Africa. [6] This marked the bank's reentry into Tanzania after the 1967 nationalization of its operations in the country.
Nationalization may produce other effects, such as reducing competition in the marketplace, which in turn reduces incentives to innovation and maintains high prices. In the short run, nationalization can provide a larger revenue stream for government but may cause that industry to falter depending on the motivations of the nationalizing party. [9]
On 27 September 2019, the Central Bank of Kenya approved the merger and name changes, effective 1 October 2019. The merged non-banking holding company became NCBA Group Plc and the Kenyan subsidiary of the merged entity became NCBA Bank Kenya Plc. The names of the merged entity in Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Ivory Coast will re-brand accordingly.
Several major news organizations are reporting that about ten of the 19 banks that have gone through government "stress tests" will have to raise capital. Most analysts already believe that ...
This is the Central Bank of Kenya's list of Licensed Microfinance Banks, updated in August 2024. [3] Caritas Microfinance Bank Ltd; Branch Microfinance Bank Ltd; Choice Microfinance Bank Ltd; Daraja Microfinance Bank Ltd; Faulu Microfinance Bank Ltd; Kenya Women Microfinance Bank PLC; Rafiki Microfinance Bank Ltd; Lolc Kenya Microfinance Bank PLC
Kenya will take at least 21 months to take back full control of its national carrier Kenya Airways, buying out minority shareholders and converting shares held by banks into Treasury bonds, a ...
National Bank of Kenya (NBK), also known as National Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank, and national banking regulator. [3] Effective September 2019, the bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kenya Commercial Bank Group. [4]