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Goodbye Barclays, hello Absa

ABSA Group headquarters in Nairobi.

Change is inevitable, and after 104 years, the blue had to go.

Last week, Barclays Bank ended its Kenyan expedition, transitioning to Absa, which explains why the lender has been painting the town red, literally.

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