The shift suggests lenders view construction as offering stronger returns and lower risks than logistics businesses, as economic activity gradually improves across both sectors.
By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Commercial banks placed their biggest bets on construction projects while quietly pulling billions of shillings out of the logistics and communications sectors in the year to April, an indication of the lenders’ expected economic expansion points.
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