Continuing turmoil in the global financial markets has eaten into the income of Swiss Re, a reinsurance company which has strong business relations with the listed Kenya Re.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loan Centre, Mr. Lawrence Prempeh, has revealed that his outfit has so far disbursed GH¢18.3 million to 30,000 beneficiaries across the country.

A news item in the print media drew my attention last week - "Faulu Kenya's profits hit Sh103 million". Faulu is a microfinance institution and one of the big three unregulated microfinance companies in Kenya. It made a pre-tax profit

The Equity Bank share may be headed for a split after a steady rise over recent months that has seen it trade at Sh279 as at yesterday.

The Stanbic Bank and CFC Bank merger scheduled for June 22, has been stopped.

Insiders at the office-furniture maker think so. We're not sold on the stock just yet.

After a series of stumbles, the maker of colorful plastic clogs gets back on its feet.

Those 5% yields look inviting, but investing in municipal bonds comes with risk.

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Discovery Labs (Nasdaq: DSCO) seems to be slowly recovering after their stock plummeted nearly 50% on May 2, 2008. The company is in development of a new drug called Surfaxin. The drug should help to prevent respiratory distress syndrome usually

Smoky Market Foods, Inc. (OTCBB:SMKY) is a tiny company whose chicken may be nutritious. But don't buy the spam, which according to Spamnation has been showing up in Mailboxes all over the world starting from May 05th. From the photos

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HBOS and Kingfisher may be cutting their payouts, but there are still rich pickings for income investors, writes Paul Farrow.

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The wealthiest in the world's second-largest economy make gains.

It's not clear what the problems are for the company that hooks the smartphone to AT&T's network, but they could herald a shift by Apple.

Telecom companies link up for wireless service, with a little help from their friends.

Some advice for Citigroup's new chief, Vikram Pandit, as he faces analysts Friday.