Nairobi, May 1 -- The capital markets are expected to be better placed to support flexible capital raising to fund accelerated economic growth, following the review of the public offers and listing regulations. This is in line with the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).

The Capital Markets (Public offers, Listings and Disclosures) Regulations 2023, which were acceded to by Parliament in April 2024, support efforts to make capital markets the preferred source of long-term funding for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

The MSMEs constitute more than 95 percent of all registered businesses in Kenya, making them pivotal in accelerating economic growth and jobs creation envisioned under BETA.

The regulations al...