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Analyzing the effectiveness of microfinance as a means of poverty alleviation in selected areas of Nairobi County; a case study of Kenya Women Micro-finance Bank
(Strathmore University, 2018)
Poverty is a major concern for most developing nations. Economic development and poverty reduction have been elusive throughout sub-Saharan Africa since independence (Younger, 2004), with Kenya being no exception. Moreover, ...
Empirical corporate probability of defaults in Kenya: Merton and modified KMV framework
(Strathmore University, 2018)
A firm's capital structure gives it an endogenous cause to default. Be that as it may, prior to default there is no way to precisely single out the firms that will default from those that will not. At best, we can only ...
Multi objective optimization of commercial bank's balance sheet in Kenya : goal programming approach
(Strathmore University, 2018)
This study applies goal programming approach to optimizing the balance sheet of three commercial banks representing the different tiers in Kenya; Barclays Bank of Kenya (Tier 1 ), Family Bank (Tier 2), Sidian Bank (Tier ...
An Analysis on the long term performance of Initial Public Offerings in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2018)
There have been a number of studies carried out that have tried to determine the long term performance of IPOs. The three key issues these studies try and dwell on is the long run under-performance, short term underpricing ...
A Study on the effect of capital adequacy on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)
Prudential soundness in the financial system is ensured through better self -regulation of factors such as capital adequacy, management quality and asset quality. Capital adequacy as a bank specific factor revitalizes the ...