Liv wrote:
Though the social media may have hastened the process of getting into receivership, I think it was inevitable.
1. Chase bank shareholders equity is circa Kes 11B while loans to directors and staff are Kes 13.5B.... Real shareholder equity is negative.
2. 8 directors have a loan from the bank of kes 10.5B....which is NPL.
3. CBK requires a maximum of 25% of capital as loans to directors and staff. chase bank has over 100%... Circa 115%.
4. Chase bank was allowed to issue a Kes 10B bond last year while they could have recovered this from their directors...NPLs
Professor Ndungu should be prosecuted.
I totally agree with you. But I'm not taking all this at face value. The Governor is supposed to be holding a press conference soon on Chase Bank. I'd like to hear what he has to say.
Their statement was very clear on "inaccurate social media reports"
This case is exactly like the Continental Illinois Bank. Where it was not the mismanagement that caused the failure of the bank but rather an "inaccurate" report by reuters.
Mismanagement is part and parcel of any business.Even NBK for crying out loud is still on its feet.
Please read this book
http://www.amazon.com/Th...-Illinois/dp/0396088090
It's funny how what happened at Chase is exactly what happened with Continental. The only difference is the names of the parties involved.
As for the previous governor, I'm sorry to say that we shall be paying for his "leadership" for years to come. God knows what's going to happen to the property market when all these banks start restating their earnings.
Now let's wait for the Governor's talk. I'll rely on him for concrete information on exactly what happened.
Thieves are not good people. Tumeelewana?