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Equity Bank Clears Path to Middle East: Shareholders Approve UAE Expansion Plan

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Equity Group Holdings has secured shareholder approval to set up a representative office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a bold step toward the lender’s first expansion outside Africa. The move, approved during the Group’s Annual General Meeting, positions Kenya’s largest bank by customer base to tap into the growing remittance, trade, and i.......

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