Energy tech promises to tame climate change
I have closely followed climate debates and actions since the Kyoto Protocol over 15 years ago, and it is interesting how search for climate change solutions has stretched science, …...
Read More Forum flags hurdles in bid to plug gender financing gap in Africa
Lenders have been urged to advance more credit to women entrepreneurs in efforts to seal the existing finance gap.A forum held in Kigali, Rwanda, which brought together stakeholders…...
Read More Egypt’s top lender seeks approval to buy Mayfair Bank
Egypt’s largest private lender is planning to buy a controlling stake in Kenya’s Tier III Mayfair Bank in a transaction that is set to intensify deal-making in the local banking s…...
Read More ScanGroup, farm stocks offer best dividend yield
Commercial and agricultural sector firms top listed companies with the highest dividends relative to their share prices, according to data compiled by Standard Investment Bank (SIB)…...
Read More Chinese companies scout for deals at Nairobi expo
Eighty-three Chinese companies are displaying their wares and scouting for deals at the third China-Kenya Industrial Capacity Cooperation Exposition (China-Kenya Expo) which started…...
Read More Kenya beats Nigeria in banks’ efficiency
Kenyan banks are making more money from their customers compared with their much larger Nigerian counterparts thanks largely to technology, ratings agency Moody’s says in a new rep…...
Read More 50m African women to network via mobile app
Three African economic blocs on Tuesday unveiled a business network platform that will allow 50 million women entrepreneurs to do businesses via web or mobile app.The tripartite agr…...
Read More Nairobi is key trade facilitation node for Northern Corridor
Whenever the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is mentioned, the first thought that comes to the mind of many people is purely revenue collection. Unknown to many, KRA has many other ad…...
Read More Kasaija asks private sector to invest in free zones
Finance minister, Matia Kasaija has compelled the private sector to diversify their investments into the free zones, created by the government to accelerate export-led industrialisa…...
Read More Mombasa port performance hits new record
The Port of Mombasa has registered a new performance record of more than 6.24 million metric tonnes throughput in the month of October with containerised cargo taking the largest sh…...
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