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Binti Shah

Binti Shah is a Partner at ENS in Kenya.  She specialises in banking, project finance and infrastructure, capital markets, energy, ESG, climate finance, and structured finance. She is qualified…
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Kenya update: Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2024

05 Mar 2024
BY Miriam Tatu, Binti Shah
The Central Bank of Kenya have released a draft of new regulations, replacing the existing ones from 1999. Public comment is invited until 18 March 2024.
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The launch of the Voluntary Carbon Market in South Africa

09 Nov 2023
BY Jordan Maze, Dorencia Pillay, Binti Shah, Len Vorster, Mansoor Parker, James Brand, Jessica Blumenthal
Voluntary carbon markets, VCMs. carbon credits, mandatory compliance markets, RECs, Xpansiv, decarbonisation, VCMI, greenwashing, JSE,
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Africa Climate Summit results in The Nairobi Declaration

19 Sep 2023
BY Binti Shah, Jean Makaka
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit (“ACS") held in Nairobi earlier this month culminated with the adoption of the “African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change giving one voice to the Afric…
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The Climate Change Amendment Bill is now law

05 Sep 2023
BY Binti Shah
The Climate Change (Amendment) Act is a welcome addition to the climate change laws in Kenya and will fill the gap that existed in terms of the regulation of carbon trading in Kenya.
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Sustainable finance in Kenya

15 Aug 2023
BY Binti Shah
The progress made in the regulation of sustainable finance in Kenya is promising and sustainable financing instruments are likely to increase in the upcoming years.
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The Carbon Credit Trading and Benefit Sharing Bill, 2023

15 Aug 2023
BY Binti Shah, Jean Makaka
A draft Carbon Credit Trading and Benefit Sharing Bill, 2023  has been approved by the National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee for formal introduction to parliament.
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Climate Change (Amendment) Bill, 2023

25 Jul 2023
BY Binti Shah
On 18 July 2023, Kenya’s Cabinet considered the proposed Climate Change (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which seeks to provide a framework for Kenya’s participation in domestic and international carbon market…
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A snapshot of the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Review of Power Purchase Agreements in Kenya

08 Oct 2021
BY Binti Shah
The Presidential Taskforce on Review of Power Purchase Agreements (“PPA Taskforce”), constituted in to address concerns about the high cost of electricity, has recently presented its report to the Pr…
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Kenya: Guidelines issued for county governments seeking to tap into the loans and debt market

16 Mar 2021
BY Binti Shah
In order to alleviate the budget deficits most county governments in Kenya are facing, the National Treasury recently issued guidelines on Borrowing by County Governments
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Kenya: key highlights of the Business Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020

07 Apr 2020
BY Binti Shah
Kenya: key highlights of the Business Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020
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