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KNCCI to open office in United Arab Emirates

KNCCI to open office in United Arab Emirates

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) will set up a trade command base at the United Arab Emirates.KNCCI president Richard Ngatia said the chamber will sign ma…...

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Firms partner to offer medicine on credit via app

Firms partner to offer medicine on credit via app

Irish digital loans startup Umba—which received seed capital from ACT Venture Capital Frontline Ventures and Bloom Equity—has partnered with Kenya’s MYDAWA to fund purchase of dr…...

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Kenyan youth: We save, run businesses and are in farming

Kenyan youth: We save, run businesses and are in farming

A majority of Kenyan youth invests their savings in business and agriculture, a new survey shows, providing a hint about the financial habits of the largest portion of the country’…...

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Java Coffee feted as brand of year at global awards

Restaurant chain Java House has been awarded the Brand of the Year trophy in the coffee and food chain category at the World Branding Awards.https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/vide…...

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Embu signs Sh25.5bn deal with Chinese firm

Embu signs Sh25.5bn deal with Chinese firm

Embu County has entered into a Sh25.5 billion investment deal with Shanxi Dikuang overseas Engineering Construction Company of China “to spur economic growth in the region.”Under …...

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Seaweed farming in Zanzibar

Seaweed is increasingly becoming Zanzibars big export. Seaweed export earnings rose from $3.7m in March 2018, to $3.9m in March 2019, according to the Bank of Tanzania. About 90% …...

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High level MEDEF French business delegation set for Uganda

High level MEDEF French business delegation set for Uganda

President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to meet the delegation after they hold business to business meetings and conclude site visits. The delegation will be in the country from 25th…...

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SMEs urged to trade beyond borders

SMEs urged to trade beyond borders

ENTREPRENEURSHIPKAMPALA - According to the African Union Roadmap on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth, “Africa is on the march towards a more prosper…...

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How Africa can ride on tech to attain shared prosperity

How Africa can ride on tech to attain shared prosperity

Developing countries must immediately take control of their own digital destinies or risk losing out on the Fourth Industrial Revolution race.The sentiments were made during the lau…...

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Digital lenders should be allowed to self-regulate

Digital lenders should be allowed to self-regulate

Kenya is being driven by the Private Sector consisting of hundreds of thousands of small and micro enterprises both formal and informal employing millions. These businesses rely on …...

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