Kuramo invests Sh535m more in Centum-owned fund manager

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Kuramo invests Sh535m more in Centum-owned fund manager

New York-headquartered Kuramo Capital has inked a deal with Centum-owned Nabo Capital committing to invest a further Sh535 million ($5 million).

Source: Business Daily

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