Centum’s Sh4.19 billion bond issue has been listed and is now trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

Centum’s Chairman James Muguiyi said the firm was on course to become Africa’s foremost investment channel by positioning itself at the heart of mobilising local capital for the region’s projects.

Rise in investments and sales costs has led to a 14 percent drop in the East African Breweries Limited's (EABL) first half net profit ending December 2012 to Sh3.7 billion from 4.3 billion in the previous period.

Four more stockbrokers have received approval from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to offer advisory services to SMEs intending to go public, increasing the number of approved firms to eight.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) today launched the Growth Enterprise Market Segment (GEMS). GEMS enables small and medium sized firms to raise substantial initial and ongoing capital, while benefiting from increased profile and liquidity within a regulatory environment designed specifically to meet their needs.