Kenya’s Equity Group to Pay $10 Million Less to Buy Congo Bank

  • Kenya’s biggest lender withdrew 2019 dividend to conserve cash
  • Equity ended talks on another acquisition due to the virus

The headquarters of Equity Group Holdings Ltd. stand in Nairobi.

Photographer: Riccardo Gangale/Bloomberg

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Equity Group Holdings Plc will pay $95 million instead of $105 million for a 66.53% stake in Banque Commerciale Du Congo because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.