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The effect of stock price volatility on bank loan dynamics: a case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)
The study seeks to evaluate dynamic linkages between stock prices and bank lending behavior prevalent in Kenya. As such the focal variables are loans to the private sector and share prices. However, because of the existence ...
Determinants of foreign direct investments in developing countries: evidence from Kenya and Nigeria
(Strathmore University, 2017)
Foreign direct investment has a direct relationship with technological change, public policy and level of economic activity. However, in some countries with unfavorable conditions such as high levels of corruption and ...
Growing role of Bancassurance in the banking sector: a case of Kenya tier 1 local banks
(Strathmore University, 2017)
Different methods of reserving for claim liabilities of an insurer and in particular IBNR have been advanced throughout time. These methods strive to provide an estimate enough to cater for the future liabilities. Therefore ...
Hedging foreign exchange rate risk using currency futures: A case of Kenyan multinational firms
(Strathmore University, 2017)
Currency futures contracts can be used in hedging exchange rate risk for firms. This study estimates the appropriate futures price that Kenyan multinational firms would have used during the year 2015 when the Kenya Shilling ...
Using copulas to select prognostic genes in melanoma patients
(Life science Global, 2017)
Melanoma of the skin is the fifth and seventh most commonly diagnosed carcinoma in men and women, respectively, in the USA. So far, gene signatures prognostic for overall and distant metastasis-free survival, for example, ...
A comparative event study on mergers and acquisitions vs corporate bond issuance on the value of banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)
Banks play a crucial role in propelling the entire economy of a nation. African bond markets have been steadily growing in recent years as the numbers of mergers and acquisitions also rise. This study takes on an event ...
The effect of environmental performance on stock returns: a study of South African stock markets
(Strathmore University, 2017)
Changes in climate change have brought about new strategies in investing. This is further reiterated with the creation of sustainability indices which are able to capture the performance of stocks with a strong sustainable ...
Transmission of HIV partly depends on the relative population of, In-host, wild-type versus resistant susceptible lymphocytes: a study of sexually active females
(Strathmore University, 2017)
About 240 people on earth contract HIV every hour according to the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Many researchers have put in millions of man hours in the quest to identify viable targets for identification and ...
Sustainability of an electronic waste recycling plant in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)
The rise of technological innovation has brought with it an increase of electronic waste which causes environmental and health problems. This paper highlights the informal electronic waste recycling practices mostly used ...
Factors affecting the low demand and the penetration of life insurance in Burundi
(2017)
There are different factors that affect the demand and the penetration of life insurance. The Republic of Burundi is the Country with the lowest penetration of insurance, both life and nonlife. The study aims at identifying ...