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NEWS - 2005

Housing Finance joins ATM network - By John Oyuke, The Standard, Kenya - Friday December 23, 2005

Housing Finance yesterday joined the Kenswitch family, becoming the latest financial institution to embrace the online automated teller machine (ATM) network...MORE

Housing Finance hooks to Kenswitch ATM Network - Kenya - Friday December 23, 2005

The company's more than 40,000 savings account holders will access their accounts at any Kenswitch ATM across the country...MORE

Meauring IPO success in our stock market - Tuesday, November 29, 2005

With Kenya Initial Public Offering (IPO) market begining to show signs of recovery, with Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) warming up for both KENGEN (Kenya Electricity Generating Company) and Equity Bank IPOs it's important to remind ourselves of how to measure IPO success as investors...MORE

Financial Consultancy Winner 2005 - By Africa Investor, South Africa - Monday November 21, 2005

Stocks and Bonds: How to choose the right option - Tuesday November 15, 2005

Choosing the right mix of stocks and bonds can be one of the most basic yet confusing decisions facing any investor. In general, the role of stocks is to provide long-term growth potential  and the role of bonds is to provide an income stream. The question is how these qualities fit into your investment strategy...MORE

ZAMLINK WILL REACH ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY - By Kelvin Chambwa, Zambia - Friday October 14, 2005

LOITA Transaction Services (LTS) chairman Dr Delwin Roy yesterday said the Zamlink electronic switch for connecting commercial banks' automated teller machines (ATMs) would be rolled out to all parts of the country...MORE

Understanding Corporate Bonds - Tuesday October 4, 2005

The first think that comes to poeple's minds when they think of investing is the stock market...MORE

THREE BID FOR ZNCB SHARES - By Times Reporter, Zambia - Tuesday, September 13, 2005.

THREE bidders, among them the second bidder which include a group of Zambian nationals and fund managers is the Industrial Credit Company (ICC) consortium, comprising ICC Zambia, a subsidiary of ICC Africa Holdings...MORE

LOITA, EBZ SIGN MOU FOR $ 100M EXPORTER'S FUND - By Business Reporter - Zamia, September 2005

LOITA Capital Partners International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Export Board of Zambia (EBZ) to create a U$$ 100 million that will provide export finance...MORE

FINTECH CARVES A NICHE IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY – by Market Intelligence - “The Business and Finance Journal” www.mi.co.ke - Kenya, July 2005

Having recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, Fintech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Loita Holdings Corporation Africa, is One company that has endeared itself among banks by providing IT related solutions in Africa is Fintech. We take a look at the company, its partners, products and services ...MORE

Focus on Joseph Chikolwa CEO of the Lusaka stock Exchange - TRADERS, African Business Journal, South Africa - June 2005

Mr. Justin Chinyanta, Chairman and CEO of Loita Group. He has been able to gain recognition in the finance world through hard work and use of his skills. He is a remarkable person and not with standing his successes, he remains a down to earth man...MORE

LOITA AT AI ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS - by Africa Practice, London - 15th May 2005

The Africa investor Advisory Board, supported by Nestle and Guinness, has hosted a reception on “ Africa's Investment Profile and the Millennium Development Goals”...MORE

LOITA SAYS TOBACCO FOREX STILL LOW - Daily Times, Malawi – 13th May 2005

INFLOWS of US dollars at the tobacco auction floors are not significant enough to halt Kwacha's depreciation against major trading currencies...MORE

GOLD SERVICE GOES LIVE IN ZAMBIA LEASING MARKET - Ndola, Zambia - 10th May 2005

ICC boasts of its Brand Supremacy in Zambia as latest (March)statistics from Central bank show it as having lions market share. ICC has also seriously embarked on ensuring that it gives customer responses within 48 hours (part of its commitment to operational efficiency) through its recently launched blanket facility / gold card client facilities, customer intimacy (through its enhanced business development function), and product innovation / leadership, through its unique supplier finance products.

PARTNERS ADVISED TO KNOW EACH OTHER FIRST – Daily News Online, Botswana - 06 May, 2005

People who wish to go into business partnerships were this week told that investing money and time into the partnership is not enough to sustain a joint business venture....MORE

EXPERT GIVES ADVICE ON JOINT VENTURES  – Mmegi Business Week – www.mmegi.bw, Botswana – 4 th May 2005

Justin Chinyanta, who is the chief executive of Loita Capital Partners, said yesterday during the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) sponsored seminar on joint ventures that understanding one's partner would make a good joint venture...MORE

EABS TO MERGE WITH AKIBA BANK - The Financial Standard, Kenya - Monday 21st March, 2005

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF BANKERS' ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA - Zambia -March 15, 2005

LOITA, DBSA SIGN LOAN DEAL - Nation - Malawi - March 14, 2005

Loita Investment Bank Limited on Wednesday signed a US$5 million (about K500, 000 million) Import and export....MORE

LOITA CAPITAL PARTNERS INJECTING OVER SH160 MILLION INTO CITY FINANCE - East African Standard, Nairobi, Kenya - January 10, 2005...MORE