Big plans to invest this year? Key indicators to watch
As usual, New Year resolutions for most Kenyans revolve around financial independence.Most of them, more than a third, indicated that they would like to start a new business, accord…...
Read More Boda boda, tuk tuk imports hit Sh10bn in nine months
Boda bodas and tuk tuk imports in the first nine months of last year rose by 26 percent from a similar period in 2018, defying the tough economic times that hurt the purchasing powe…...
Read More Rwanda: Top Developments That Shaped Economy in 2019
Dec. 31 2-10 -- The year 2019 saw a wave of consolidation and acquisitions of financial institutions; banks and insurance firms.This is partly due to the revision of minimum capital…...
Read More Africa’s growth: Excellence or illusion?
Even as many celebrate economic progress in Africa, there are a significant number of dissenting observers who remain circumspect about the reality of the continent’s development s…...
Read More Morocco's Tanger Med port brings big benefits to trade
Nov 13, 2019 - UNCTAD cited the port’s geographical position and the level of private sector investment from “major global port operators” for the port’s success.UNCTAD’s Revie…...
Read More Kenya’s Scope Markets eyes Ugandan market
ONLINE TRADINGAs Uganda’s ALTX faces imminent closure, Kenyan firm Scope Markets, a non-dealing online foreign exchange broker, is looking to expand into Uganda as it looks to crea…...
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 Kenya year book out with focus on technology and reforms
This year’s Kenya Year Book has been released.The edition features the government’s milestones towards achieving the Big 4 agenda.The Year Book details the growing influence of te…...
Read More Ghana, UAE pledge to deepen bilateral ties
Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have signed five (5) Co-operation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding, in different sectors of their respective economies, aimed at deepenin…...
Read More Tangier Med Port Has Highest Growth in Connectivity Index Globally
The port of Tangier Med, in northern Morocco, has recorded the largest growth in the world in the last 10 years in terms of its connectivity globally. Morocco inaugurated the port i…...
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