Absa Sees East Africa Property Boom, Eyes Kenya Expansion
'Kenya is the most dynamic market' of Absa's 11 operations outside South Africa, with the property market a key and growing component, said Sandile Mpanza, head of commercial property finance for Africa at the lender's corporate and investment banking business. Given the size and diversified nature of Kenya's $132 billion economy 'we definitely see this as an anchor in the region,' he said.
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