Kenya-US trade talks could yield big fruits
Last week, interesting rumblings started pouring out of State House Nairobi and the White House in Washington DC. Global media firms from London to Tokyo to Cape Town to Berlin pick…...
Read More Firm bets on electric bodabodas and tuktuks to grow market share
Local boda bodas and tuk-tuks now have the option of going electric by swapping their low-charge batteries with fully charged ones following the piloting of the auto technology. Thi…...
Read More Kenya to reap big from India’s major travel and trade expo
Kenya plans to leverage on the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) as part of increasing its market share from the growing outbound travel originating from the Asia Pacific region. In the ev…...
Read More 74pc of global tourists plan their trips online
The digital era has made travel all over the world almost effortless. According to a Google Travel study, at least 74 per cent of travellers today plan their trips online, while onl…...
Read More Women traders urged to adopt new tech
Jamii Bora Bank has challenged women to adopt use of digital technology to tap into the growing tech-savvy community in Kenya. Saying internet-on-the-go trend was fast becoming the …...
Read More Kenya push for US trade talks to stir up EAC again
Kenya faces another tough task of convincing its East African Community partners to allow it pursue a trade agreement with the US even as a standoff persists over its duty-and-quota…...
Read More Fresh produce exporters hope for continuity in post-Brexit era
Actors in Kenya’s multibillion tea and horticultural industry are hoping for a smooth transition even as the United Kingdom, a key market for their produce, exits the European Unio…...
Read More Kenya pushes for direct cut flower sales to Qatar
Kenya’s private sector is proposing to sell flowers directly to Qatar as part of efforts to boost trade relations with the Middle East country. The push for the flower exports to t…...
Read More Sh1.5 billion fund to back Kenyan fintech start-ups
A Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation backed fund has announced $15 million (about Sh1.5 billion) to help Kenyan start-ups working to disrupt the financial sector through technology…...
Read More More farmers sign up to new digital platform to grow yields
An agricultural digital platform is increasingly becoming popular among farmers who are seeking to boost their yields and grow their incomes. About 52,000 farmers have downloaded th…...
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