Julians Amboko
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Host #BusinessRedefined & #CFOChat on @ntvkenya Research Fellow, Tax Research Centre @StrathU
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined March 2013
Delighted & humbled to have this paper published by the Journal of Economics & Sustainable Development. Ocharo & I looked at commodity prices & external capital flows, a Kenyan perspective.
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Kenya Banking Research Conference 2025. With industry giants: Julians @AmbokoJH Churchill @ill_dduor Mangla @lemuel254
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The performance of the last leg of the August hat trick issuance is out! FXD1/2018/20 (13.2% coupon) attracted Kes 33.38 billion worth of bids (83.44% performance), the state accepted Kes 23.51 billion. FXD1/2022/25 (14.2% coupon) attracted Kes 63.91 billion worth of bids
SDB1/2011/30 mobilised just Kes 8.069 billion out of the Kes 20.0 billion targeted, 40.35% performance. No surprise here. When GOK went to market with the three tranche issuance, I said only one paper had a yield/tenure blend that would be deemed compelling for investors,
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@AmbokoJH is an excellent moderator, guy has mastered his trade and he delivers when it comes to great discussions. He even has a way of extracting key points from panelists that enables the audience get a full and better understanding of the subject matter. Salud 🥂 to him.
PANEL 3: Innovative Financing Models for Africa Energy Transition(PPP Models) Africa’s energy transition will not be bankrolled by goodwill alone, it demands capital. This panel stressed that PPPs can close the continent’s $100bn+ annual energy gap. #SustainableEnergyConference
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.@KenGenKenya offers proof of concept, from carbon credit revenues and financing for geothermal, to its #GreenEnergyPark, attracting private investors. Scaling such models could rewire Africa’s growth story. #SustainableEnergyConference #SEC #GreenEnergyKE ^EM
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PANEL 3: Innovative Financing Models for Africa Energy Transition(PPP Models) Africa’s energy transition will not be bankrolled by goodwill alone, it demands capital. This panel stressed that PPPs can close the continent’s $100bn+ annual energy gap. #SustainableEnergyConference
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UPDATE: Kenya's National Treasury now says the country's Digital Debt Automation System will go live on Oct 6th, 2025. Also going live on the same date, the much awaited Treasury Single Account. Should we anticipate push back like we have seen with the migration of
In today’s ever-changing financial landscape, digital innovation is key to transforming how governments manage public resources. I met Controller of Budget Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o and her team, officers from the Central Bank of Kenya, the Office of the Auditor General, and senior
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Excited to announce that together with our partners in the US, will be launching an Africa Focused ETF to be listed in New York. What an honour to visit the trading floor of the @NYSE!
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@AmbokoJH This is so crazy, especially within the context of this👇🏽conversation.....Julians, literally, asked about the impact of the case given the extremely generous dividend payout. And now, this. Methinks, they were very sure they would win the case...... https://t.co/aMyJl7JXnJ
Following StanChart's statement in light of the Supreme Court's pronouncement on the pensions case (see quoted tweet for details), here's a throwback to my conversation with the bank's CEO & CFO on this matter within the context of the FY24 earnings that came out in March. My
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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya issues a profit warning for the year ending Dec 2025. The bank cites the pensions case judgement (see quoted tweet for details) as the main reason for the profit warning. Let's see how the counter holds when the market opens tomorrow. Also,
StanChart moving swiftly to settle the Kes 7.0 billion obligation following the Supreme Court judgement.
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The @BD_Africa has an interesting article where the National Taxpayers Association (@nta_kenya) has tabled the case for wealth taxation in Kenya. The Association is proposing: • A 1.5% annual tax for Kenyans earning US$1.0M (Kes 129.3M) - US$3.0M (Kes 387.9M). It argues
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Join our Business Banking Director, @LizWasunna,on @ntvkenya’s #BusinessRedefined tomorrow at 7:30pm for a timely conversation on sustaining credit access amid evolving market conditions & how we as a bank are keeping businesses moving forward in this dynamic operating landscape.
Between an environment of elevated credit risk & the overhaul of the Risk Based Credit Pricing regime, it's an interesting time for banking intermediation. Next on @ntvkenya's #BusinessRedefined, a conversation with @AbsaKenya's Director overseeing Business Banking,
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Between an environment of elevated credit risk & the overhaul of the Risk Based Credit Pricing regime, it's an interesting time for banking intermediation. Next on @ntvkenya's #BusinessRedefined, a conversation with @AbsaKenya's Director overseeing Business Banking,
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We saw this coming, didn't we? (see quoted tweet) Former Central Bank of Kenya Chairman, Mohammed Nyaoga, appointed Chairman of the Board at Absa Bank Kenya effective Oct 1st.
Former Central Bank of Kenya Chairman, Mohammed Nyaoga, joins the board of Absa Bank Kenya as Independent Non-Executive Director effective Aug 1st, 2025
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On Aug 6th while meeting the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, President William Ruto hinted at a Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025 (see quoted 🧵 for details). Well, it looks like the document is now out. Big caveat here is that I am yet to see the gospel truth Green Copy.
My key take aways from the meeting between President William Ruto & the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (@KEPSA_KENYA) this morning. A 🧵 · We should expect to see a Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025 further down the road in 2025 · The President says he has directed the
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Kenya is banking on a World Bank backed framework to woo investors as it plans to go to the global capital markets with the country’s debut Sustainability Linked Bond in March 2026. The planned US$500.0M (Kes 65.0 billion) issuance will have two benchmarks - forestation & rural
MAJOR UPDATE: Kenya's National Treasury has published the 2025/26 Borrowing Plan. Notable signalling on liability management operations captured in this document. Musings: External Financing · The National Treasury plans to execute the country's first debt-fo-food security
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If 2024 was the year of the Money Market Fund rush in Kenya's investment landscape, 2025 is without a doubt the year of the Special Funds rush. Special Funds reported the highest increase between Q1/2025 & Q2/2025 (up 31.0%) to Kes 113.39 billion, placing Fixed Income Funds at
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Looks like we are headed for a standoff between the Executive & the Judiciary over mandatory eProcurement in the public sector. The High Court issued orders directing that both manual & electronic procurement be allowed to apply (see quoted tweet). The President says whoever
UPDATE: High Court on Mandatory eProcurement in the public sector Kenya's High Court has issued conservatory directing that the National Treasury should, going forward, accept both electronic & manual submissions of tender documents & to process the same equally irrespective
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The government is now developing an Economic Planning Policy and Bill (see quoted tweet). A Bill for economic planning?
The @Planning_Ke Director General, @ichwarajm held a briefing session on the development of the Economic Planning Policy and Bill today, Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 at the Treasury Building . @BonfaceBMakokha @KeTreasury @NepadAprmKenya
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Leadership changes at the Kenya Revenue Authority. 1. Rispah Simiyu seconded to National Treasury 2. Doreen Mbingi appointed Ag. Commissioner Large & Medium Taxpayers (as Rispah exits & the search continues, see quoted tweet) 3. Nancy Ng'etich appointed Commissioner Shared
KRA is recruiting for Commissioner, Large & Medium Taxpayers. Huge (arguably the most consequential IMO) portfolio at the Authority when you think about it. Domestic Taxes account for 65.0% of the total revenue pie. Large & Medium Taxpayer collections account for 56.0% of this
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