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Bank Characteristics, Macroeconomic Variables and Lending Rates Among Commercial Banks In Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The banking system is considered a key component in provision of funds for economic development through financing capital accumulation, technological innovations, productivity growth and enhancing other sustainable economic ... -
Basel Accord Requirements and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)An efficient, stable and well-functioning banking system contributes to the economic growth of a country. However, the decline in financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya based on average return on assets is of ... -
Business Specific Factors and Credit Rationing Among Registered Small and Medium Enterprises in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-08)The economic potential of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been recognized worldwide. However, the existence of credit rationing has hampered realization of the same. The prevalence of credit rationing has ... -
Capital Market Reforms and Microstructure Performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The late nineties and early 2000s was an era of extensive restructurings which saw a series of reforms taking place in most emerging markets. The Kenyan Government in a bid to match the efforts of other emerging economies ... -
Capital Structure and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Buganda Region, Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Small and Medium Scale Enterprises are known to be drivers of economic growth in Uganda. According to Uganda Investment Authority, the projected 5.5% economic growth by 2030 was dependent on a sustained performance trend ... -
Determinants of Acquisition of Financial Services by Micro and Small Enterprises in Langata Sub-County of Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Globally Micro and Small Enterprises have been acknowledged as agents of economic development. They have been cited as being the seedbed to the medium and large enterprises. MSEs have been known for their crucial role in ... -
Determinants of lease financing decisions by non-financial firms quoted on Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya.
(2014-03-06)Access to finance remains a key issue for firms in emerging markets, Kenya included. 60 per cent of firms in Kenya consider access to finance as major barrier to growth. One of the solutions this problem is the use of ... -
Effect of bank size and financial risk exposure on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)The study sought to establish the effect of bank size and financial risk exposure on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine the effect of bank size on ... -
Effect of Business Succession on Performance in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The economic landscape of most nations, Kenya included, remains dominated by small and medium businesses which include family businesses. The importance of such businesses cannot be overemphasized, economically and socially. ... -
Effect of demand-side factors on access to external finance by micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
(2014-08-19)The aim of this study was to analyze how demand-side factors affect access to external finance by micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises (MSMMEs) in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. The demand-side factors that ... -
Effect of Financing Decisions on Performance of Nonfinancial Companies Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014-06)Corporate failure among companies in Kenya has often been associated with the financing behaviour of the firms. Momentous efforts to revive the ailing and liquidating companies have focused on financial restructuring. ... -
Effects of Entrepreneurial and Firm Characteristics on Access to Venture Capital by Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)Small and medium Enterprises are vital for economic growth especially in the developing countries. However, empirical evidence shows that most of these enterprises fail due to poor/lack of access to finance. Access to ... -
Effects of Tax Reforms on Compliance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya; Case of Kisumu Town
(Kenyatta University, 2015)With increased expenditure there is demand for more tax revenue calling for revenue Enhancement measures. In Kenya the SMEs are non-compliant despite having huge tax Revenue potentials. From mid 1980s the government initiated ... -
Exchange rate volatility and stock prices of companies listed on Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-05)Kenya has experienced continuous exchange rate volatility since October 1993 when the fixed exchange rate regime was abolished and floatation of the Kenya shilling was introduced. The continuous volatility of exchange rate ... -
Financial deepening and capital market development in Kenya
(2018-07)The Kenya development plan 2007 projected an annual economic growth rate of ten percent for the next twenty five years. To achieve this objective, the capital market was identified as a critical avenue that could be used ... -
Financial Flexibility and Corporate Investment among Non Financial Companies Listed On Nse, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)The existing evidence indicates that listed companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange Kenya are financially flexible. However, these firms have not managed to undertake corporate investments of the magnitude achieved ... -
Financial Innovations and Financial Performance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(2022)The microfinance banks in Kenya have experienced a fluctuating and mixed performance between 2014 and 2020. For example, the financial performance measured in terms of pre-tax profits and return on assets was 1,002 million ... -
Financial Management Decisions and Firm Value of Selected Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The declining and highly volatile firm value observed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) over the last decade has raised concern among scholars and financial practitioners. The Kenyan securities market has undergone ... -
Financial Soundness and Efficiency of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)The deposits taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (DTS) have continued to play a critical role in Kenya’s financial sector in terms of access, savings mobilization and wealth creation. According to the Kenya’s ... -
Financial Structure and Financial Performance of Selected Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)A high number of quoted firms have registered declining financial performance in the recent years resulting to financial difficulties contrary to stakeholders’ expectations and adversely affecting the economic growth of ...
