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<p>The first tranche of Family Bank’s multi currency Medium Term Note received bids worth Ksh4.4 billion against an advertised amount of Ksh3 billion, recording an over-subscription of about 147 per cent. Could this performance signal the awakening of a rather sleepy Kenyan corporate bond market? CNBC Africa spoke with the CEO of Callstreet Research and Analytics, George Bodo for more.</p>


Kenya: Is the corporate bond market rebounding?

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<p>Once more, Kenya has tapped into the international credit market to raise $1billion in a 12-year Eurobond. This is the fourth sovereign debt to be floated by the country since 2014. CEO of Callstreet Research and Analytics, George Bodo joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kenya issues a fourth Eurobond

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<p>The Capital Markets Authority in Kenya yesterday announced that Cytonn Investments is not a licensed and approved entity. On their part, Cytonn Investments termed the announcement as malicious and at attempt by the regulator to distant itself from the real estate fund that has operated for more than 8 years. So, what is really going on, and where does this leave the investors? CNBC Africa spoke with the CEO of Callstreet Research and Analytics, George Bodo for more.</p>


Inside the Cytonn

Inside the Cytonn, CMA woes

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<p>In 2014, the EAC member states ratified the East African Monetary Union which is the third pillar in the region&#8217;s integration process. 6 years later and the governments in the region are still harmonising the policies required to attain a single currency by 2024. CNBC Africa spoke to George Bodo, CEO of Callstreet for more.</p>


Callstreet CEO on what the EAC needs to attain single currency by 2024

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<p>KCB Bank, Kenya is the latest financial institution to post Q3 growth in 2020 despite earlier fears of the effects of the pandemic. So, what are Kenya’s banks doing right or have they been downplaying the impact of COVID-19? CNBC Africa spoke with George Bodo, CEO of Callstreet Research for more.</p>


Kenyan banks rake in profits despite pandemic

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<p>Kenya’s retail sector seems to be ailing. The once vibrant players in the sector are falling out of business one by one, with the most recent being the Tuskys chain of supermarkets. What is the future of Kenya&#8217;s retail sector? George Bodo, CEO, Callstreet Research and Analytics joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Why Kenya’s big retail chains are struggling

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<p>Almost record monthly figures in regards to the Kenyan government borrowing marked the first month of the new fiscal year collecting over $2 billion through bills and Treasury bonds, but what does this mean if anything for the fiscal direction of Kenya, Callstreet Research Director, George Bodo spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kenya’s domestic borrowings up in July amid COVID-19 response

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<p>With many African countries reaching out to international bodies for some form of financial assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, does this pose a higher risk for some economies more than others? Case in point, Kenya which in the recent past has flirted with mounting debt from the likes of China and other trading partners, so is the country on the verge of falling into a debt trap? George Bodo, Director, Callstreet Research joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


COVID-19: Is Kenya plunging further into a debt trap?

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<p>With news on the markets being dominated by the fall of oil prices, we take a look at what kind of impact this will have on East Africa&#8217;s biggest economy, Kenya. George Bodo, Director at Callstreet Research and Analytics Ltd joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


COVID-19: How the oil price crash impacts Kenya’s economy

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<p>Small and medium enterprises are some of the most affected in Kenya due to the on-going global COVID19 pandemic but to help cushion the economic blow, the government has introduced a series of stimulus measures, including reducing value-added tax and corporation tax but is this enough; CNBC Africa spoke to George Bodo, Director at Callstreet Research and Analytics LTD.</p>


How Kenya plans to help its SMEs weather COVID-19 crisis

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<p>President Uhuru Kenyatta in his address to Kenyans yesterday, announced new measures that included indefinite closure of schools as two more cases were confirmed in the country – this has had an effect on the Kenyan economy. George Bodo, Director of Callstreet Research and Analytics Ltd joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Panic buying grips Kenya over COVID-19 fears

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Kenya&#8217;s Energy and Petroleum Authority (EPRA) has of this morning upped the fuel prices in the country blaming it on high imports cost in the country. George Bodo, Director of Callstreet Research and Analytics Ltd joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Kenya: Is the corporate bond market rebounding?

Kenya issues a fourth Eurobond

Inside the Cytonn, CMA woes

Callstreet CEO on what the EAC needs to attain single currency by 2024

Kenyan banks rake in profits despite pandemic

Why Kenya’s big retail chains are struggling

Kenya’s domestic borrowings up in July amid COVID-19 response

COVID-19: Is Kenya plunging further into a debt trap?

COVID-19: How the oil price crash impacts Kenya’s economy

How Kenya plans to help its SMEs weather COVID-19 crisis

Panic buying grips Kenya over COVID-19 fears

What’s behind rising fuel prices in Kenya?

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Kenya: Is the corporate bond market rebounding?

Kenya issues a fourth Eurobond

Inside the Cytonn, CMA woes

Callstreet CEO on what the EAC needs to attain single currency by 2024

Kenyan banks rake in profits despite pandemic

Why Kenya’s big retail chains are struggling

Kenya’s domestic borrowings up in July amid COVID-19 response

COVID-19: Is Kenya plunging further into a debt trap?

COVID-19: How the oil price crash impacts Kenya’s economy

How Kenya plans to help its SMEs weather COVID-19 crisis

Panic buying grips Kenya over COVID-19 fears

What’s behind rising fuel prices in Kenya?

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