GREEN FINANCE
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KCB Bank Sets a Third of New $100m EBRD Facility for Green Lending
KCB Bank Kenya has secured a $100 million (KShs12.9 billion) financing facility from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, with 30 per cent of the funding set aside for green investments. The facility, signed on July 28, is aimed at expanding access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises while pushing more of them toward climate-smart technologies and…
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Absa Bank Kenya Advances KES 204 Billion in Sustainable Finance in Four Years
Absa Bank Kenya has advanced more than KES 204 billion (approx. USD 1.58 billion) in sustainable finance over the past three years, the lender revealed as it launched its 2025 Sustainability and Climate Report at Strathmore University. In 2025 alone, the Bank disbursed KES 55.3 billion (approx. USD 428.7 million) in sustainable finance, up from KES 47 billion (approx. USD…
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Co-op Bank Backs Women Farmers With New $7.5M Guarantee Fund
Women-led farmer groups in Homa Bay County are set to benefit from a new financing programme worth USD 7.5 million following a strategic partnership between Co-op Bank Kenya and CARE International Kenya aimed at expanding access to agricultural credit. The two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kisumu to launch a de-risking guarantee fund that will enable women…
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SBM Bank Launches Sh1bn Green Finance Facility for EVs
SBM Bank Kenya has launched a Sh1 billion Green Finance Facility to accelerate the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles. The facility, available over the next 12 months, provides consumers and businesses with credit to transition to eco-friendly mobility. The bank said lowering financial barriers to entry would help reduce Kenya’s carbon footprint and support a sustainable, zero-emission future. To…
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Multilateral Development Banks Raise Climate Finance to $163 Billion
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) committed a record US$163 billion in climate action finance during 2025, marking a significant increase in global funding for clean energy, climate resilience and sustainable development. The latest joint report from the world’s leading development lenders shows total climate financing rose by 19% compared with 2024, while support for low- and middle-income countries increased by 21%…
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Behind Kenya’s Carbon Exchange Is a Much Bigger Market Story
Kenya’s planned Kenya carbon exchange is about far more than creating a marketplace for carbon credits. It represents the final layer of a framework that has steadily brought project approvals, carbon accounting, regulation and climate finance under domestic institutions. If the Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC), Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) meet their target of launching…
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Stanbic Holdings Deepens Green Finance Push as Trade Financing Hits KES133 Billion
Stanbic Holdings Plc facilitated KES133 billion in trade financing in 2025, comfortably surpassing its annual target of KES90 billion and underscoring the bank’s growing role in supporting regional trade and economic activity across Kenya and South Sudan. According to the bank’s 2025 Sustainability Report, trade finance remained a key driver of its sustainability and economic growth agenda, helping businesses navigate…
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KCB Group Disburses KSh48.8 Billion in Green Loans
KCB Group Plc has disbursed KSh48.8 billion in green loans in 2025 to finance environmentally sustainable projects across renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, green buildings, clean transport, water management and climate-smart investments. Of this amount, KSh9.9 billion was independently verified as climate-eligible through the Climate Assessment for Financial Institutions (CAFI) framework. The bank also screened transactions worth KSh587.9 billion under its…
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A Europe Tour Puts Kenya’s Green Economy Ambitions Before Investors
President William Ruto has begun a three-country European tour as Kenya steps up efforts to attract capital into sectors tied to energy transition, manufacturing and technology. The visits to Belgium, Norway and Finland place investment promotion at the centre of Kenya’s diplomatic agenda at a time when governments across Africa are competing for international financing linked to climate and industrial…
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TRIFIC Launches Kenya’s First USD-Denominated Green I-REIT, Targeting Sh4.8bn
The Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) Special Economic Zone has opened a Sh4.8 billion (USD 37.3 million) Income Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT), positioning it as one of Kenya’s first USD-denominated green REITs and introducing a new asset class to the country’s capital markets. The offer, which opened on 13 May and closes 12 June 2026, will…
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