Bloomberg UK credit card borrowing rose at its strongest pace since 2005, and mortgage interest costs jumped to the highest in six years, indicating growing strain on household budgets. The Bank of England (BOE) said annual growth in credit card debt rise 13%, which was the most in 17 years. The average interest rate on new mortgages rose 18 basis ...

  Bloomberg Kenya’s Nairobi Securities Exchange expects its first main-market segment listing in more than three years to happen before end of December and boost activity on the bourse. The All-Share index of the market valued at 2.15 trillion shillings has dropped 17% since January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. “We have one application right now that’s being processed,” ...

  Bloomberg Bank of Montreal (BMO) became another victim of the slowdown in capital markets last quarter, as a slump in equity and debt issuances reduced investment-banking fees. Capital-markets revenue fell 20% to $974 million in the fiscal third quarter, the Toronto-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. Overall profit missed analysts’ estimates. Bank of Montreal, which generates a ...