How Covid-19 has exposed our weak economic links
Friday marks eight weeks since Kenya’s first coronavirus case was officially announced. We’re coming to the end of our sixth week of a national dusk to dawn curfew, and we’ve jus…...
Read More Kenya business deals hit 30-month low on Corona
Kenya’s private sector activity plunged in March to its lowest level since November 2017 as the global coronavirus pandemic hit consumer demand and forced businesses to shed jobs a…...
Read More Rural electrification to unlock $4 billion in Ethiopia’s economy
A new report released by Rocky Mountain Institute states thatlinking agriculture and rural electrification in Ethiopia could help the country unlock up to $4 billion in its economy.…...
Read More Ethiopia: Rural electrification is key to agricultural transformation
According to the report this can be achieved when farmers switch to electricity from expensive alternatives such as diesel. In collaboration with the International Food Policy Resea…...
Read More SMEs can survive Covid-19 crisis with these steps
Small and medium businesses enterprises (SMEs) are suffering loss of revenue and trying to weather the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a huge financial blow that will be worse than 2007/…...
Read More StanChart eyes investors with mobile bonds app
Standard Chartered Bank (Kenya) has launched a mobile platform allowing investors to buy and sell bonds issued by the Kenyan government, marking increased automation of the Sh2.9 t…...
Read More Kenya rises in investment list on economic diversity
Kenya climbed up to position four last year among the most attractive countries to invest in on the continent, according to a survey by a South African-based bank. The country ranke…...
Read More World Bank praises 2019 Rwanda growth
World Bank highlights Rwanda fiscal expansion in particular. Economic growth in Rwanda could accelerate to more than 10% this year if construction of a planned $1.3 billion airport …...
Read More Kenya’s economy projected to grow 6.2pc in 2020
By NJIRAINI MUCHIRAMore by this AuthorKenya’s economy is projected to record a growth expanding by 6.2 per cent this year from 5.7 per cent posted in 2019.Central Bank of Kenya (CB…...
Read More Pakistan retains top position in Kenya tea imports
Pakistan has cemented its position as the largest buyer of Kenyan tea with stocks worth Sh35 billion in the 10 months to October 2019. Latest data from the tea directorate indicates…...
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