SAFARICOM PLC

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Founded

1997-01-26

Risk Signals

3273 news mentions monitored

Industry Context

This company is tracked across risk categories, including those related to its sector (e.g., Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified, Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified), including supply chain integrity, ESG practices, labor disputes, and regulatory compliance.

Recent Articles about SAFARICOM PLC

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Safaricom Inks Deal with a Consortium of Kenyan Banks to Fund Sustainability Agenda  - Newsmoto

2023-09-04 (newsmoto.co.ke)

Safaricom Inks Deal with a Consortium of Kenyan Banks to Fund Sustainability Agenda - Newsmoto

New facility signals the evolution of Kenyan financial services in line with shift to support Environmental, Social and Governance Agenda

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Safaricom plans to create two venture capital subsidiaries to invest in (...) - OSIRIS: Observatory on Information Systems, Networks and Inforoutes in Senegal

2023-07-06 (osiris.sn)

Safaricom plans to create two venture capital subsidiaries to invest in (...) - OSIRIS: Observatory on Information Systems, Networks and Inforoutes in Senegal

Safaricom had already launched an investment fund in 2014 called Spark Venture Fund. The fund initially invested $1 million in six Kenyan mobile tech start-ups. He received an additional $5 million in 2020 for (...)

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List of Kenyan Companies Running Hustler Fund, Their Owners

2023-02-21 (tuko.co.ke)

List of Kenyan Companies Running Hustler Fund, Their Owners

William Ruto's Council of Economic Advisors chairperson David Ndii revealed the Hustler Fund is managed by the private sector. Safaricom PLC is one of them.

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Why Hustler Fund must be different

2022-12-15 (businessdailyafrica.com)

Why Hustler Fund must be different

<p>It does not surprise that the Hustler Fund has taken off at a high speed. Kenya has been the epicentre of global micro-digital lending since 2007.</p><p></p>

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Hustler Fund kitty has so far disbursed Sh3.6bn » Capital News

2022-12-05 (capitalfm.co.ke)

Hustler Fund kitty has so far disbursed Sh3.6bn » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 - The Hustler Fund kitty has so far disbursed Sh3.6 billion according to latest released by Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro Small - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

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President Ruto launches Hustler Fund to connect Kenyans with access to affordable credit

2022-12-02 (africabusinesscommunities.com)

President Ruto launches Hustler Fund to connect Kenyans with access to affordable credit

Kenya's President Dr. William Ruto officially launched Ksh.50 billion Hustler Fund, a digital financial inclusion initiative designed to improve financial access to responsible finance for personal, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The Hustler fund is a creation of

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Why M-Pesa pin is required to access Hustler Fund loan

2022-12-01 (the-star.co.ke)

Why M-Pesa pin is required to access Hustler Fund loan

All data privacy rules will be applied during the loan application.

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CS Chelulgui's statement on Hustler Fund fraud

2022-11-22 (pulselive.co.ke)

CS Chelulgui's statement on Hustler Fund fraud

The Hustler Fund will be active from November 30, 2022, after President William Ruto launches it officially

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