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Cost-cutting drive raises Britam's profit to Sh1.6b

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Britam Group Chairman Kuria Muchiru Group Managing Director Tom Gitogo at the insurer's half-year briefing. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Financial services firm Britam Holdings has reported a massive jump in profit after tax to Sh1.69 billion for the full-year period to December 2022 on the back of extensive cost-cutting measures.

The company's net profit stood at Sh72.12 million in 2021 after emerging from a Sh9.1 billion loss it made in the year to December 2020 following the underperformance of its asset management division.

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