Absa adds $3.2 million to Kenyan businessman Baloobhai Patel’s portfolio gains in 2024
His portfolio benefited from a rise in the bank's share price on the Nairobi bourse and the strengthening of the Kenyan shilling against the U.S. dollar.
His portfolio benefited from a rise in the bank's share price on the Nairobi bourse and the strengthening of the Kenyan shilling against the U.S. dollar.
Patel holds a total of 50.06 million shares in Absa Bank Kenya, equivalent to a 0.92-percent stake.
Patel owns one percent of Absa Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited of South Africa.
Awori is joining Ecobank after 25 years in the banking industry.
Absa Bank Kenya reported triple-digit earnings growth in the 2021 fiscal year.
His resignation will take effect on Oct. 31.
Awori said the shifting operating climate compelled management to take urgent actions to protect capital and liquidity.
Formerly Barclays Bank Kenya, Absa Bank Kenya is the local subsidiary of the South Africa-based Absa Group.
Absa Bank Kenya is a leading bank in Kenya and an operating subsidiary of Absa Group Limited.