Gulf African Bank has been licensed and will become Kenya’s 42nd bank.
While earlier billed as a Sharia only bank, it’s hard to see how that would have been sustainable and it now appears that the bank will also be open to non-Muslims. Mainstream banks like Barclays, KCB, I&M and Dubai already have shariah complaint products.
With a 1.75 billion capital base starts off around 14th largest bank largest bank. It has advertised for top jobs over the last several months with a view to becoming a regional powerhouse backed by its wealthy shareholders.
Opportunities
most from the daily papers this week
Jobs
- Business analyst sub Saharan Africa – at BAT
- Alliance For A Green Revolution In Africa (AGRA): Director for Market Access Program, Program Officer for Market Access Program. Apply through KPMG
- Electoral commission of Kenya : returning officer, assistant returning officers, trainer of trainers (but must be over 35 years for most jobs). D/L is 2/10
- Investment Officer at the IFC - Nairobi Kenya. D/L is 8/18
- Kenya Airways: Database Architect, Head Of Corporate Security Services, Manager Materials Planning & Procurement, Team Leader Motor Transport
- Head of IT at the Nairobi stock exchange . Apply through Deloitte at esd@deloitte.co.ke (Ref HIT/09/07) by 28/9
- National Museums of Kenya: marketing/PR manager, development manager (resource mobilization). Apply to dgn@museums.or.ke
- Safaricom: M-PESA New Business Sales Officer, M-PESA New Agent Sales Officer, CRM Support analyst, M-PESA Operations Officer
- Agribusiness specialist at USAID Kenya D/L is 21/9
- USIU: senior research associate, webmaster. Apply to jobs@usiu.ac by 30/9
Real estate
- a 5 storey shopping mall in Eastleigh on sale for 150 million shillings ($2 million) from Lloyd Masika
- Have Man U star Rio Ferdinand as your neighbor by buying into this luxury complex in Uganda
- develop houses for USIU on 45acres in Athi river.
