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Stanbic Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Stanbic Holdings Plc, reported a 16.6% decline in net profit for the first quarter ended March 2025, largely attributed to a sharp drop in non-interest income, particularly from forex trading activities. According to reporting by Business Daily Africa, the bank posted a net profit of KSh 3.3 billion for Q1 2025, down from KSh 3.9 billion in the same period the previous year. The main contributor to the decline was a 27.2% slump in non-interest income, which fell to KSh 2.7 billion. Notably, forex trading income plunged to KSh 977 million from KSh 2.3…