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KCB Group first-half profit rises to Sh15.1 b, delays rights issue

By Reuters | 9yrs ago

NAIROBI, KENYA: KCB Group, Kenya's largest bank by assets, said on Thursday its first-half pretax profit rose 14 percent to Sh15.1 billion, driven by its home market.

The bank said on its Twitter account Kenya contributed Sh14 billion of the profit.

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