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NSE sets April 2017 as Kenya's debut for green bonds

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) CEO Habil Olaka PHOTO: COURTESY

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has set April 2017 as the latest date for beginning the sale of Kenya’s first environmentally friendly bond.

The bond, which will put East Africa’s largest economy at par with its peers on the continent, hopes to tap into the growing investor appetite for green investments.

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