Zambia suspends 15pc export duty on gemstones: minister
Zambia will suspend a 15 per cent export duty on gemstones but not diamonds from January 1 after the move that was intended to raise more revenues instead undermined production, the…...
Read More "Fuzhou Brand abroad" promotes Fujian products at CTW MOROCCO
CASABLANCA, Dec. 18 2019 (MIE GRUPS) -- A delegation from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China, organised a series of seminars and business-matchmaking sessions, on Dec. 17…...
Read More Kenya aims to eliminate import of cotton raw materials in next five years
NAIROBI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to revive the cotton industry in order to boost the overall performance of the textile sector, aiming to eliminate the import of cotton raw m…...
Read More Oil export plan takes shape after Lamu berth reserved
One of the first three berths of the Lamu port has been set aside to handle crude oil, officials have announced barely two weeks before Kenya’s second seaport launches its operatio…...
Read More Russia aims to double trade with Africa in 5 years: Putin
SOCHI, Russia, Oct. 23 - President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would aim to double trade with Africa over the next five years, at the opening of a summit aimed at revi…...
Read More Exports to EAC markets at three-year high of Sh77bn
The value of Kenya’s exports to key East African Community’s markets hit a three-year high in first eight months of 2019, official data shows, partly helped by Nairobi’s efforts …...
Read More Demand slumps in Burundi, Rwanda for Kenya’s exports
Demand for Kenyan products has slumped in Rwanda and Burundi amid competition from China, India and Saudi Arabia, a study by Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (Keproba) sho…...
Read More Russia courts Kenya for new business, trade deals
President Uhuru Kenyatta with Russia’s Senate Speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, when she paid him a visit at State House, Nairobi last year. --FILERussian President Vladimir Putin is …...
Read More Exports to China up 74pc on farm produce orders
Chinese orders for Kenyans goods jumped 74.13 percent in the first six months of the year, signalling economic dividends from a diplomatic charm offensive that Nairobi has mounted f…...
Read More Chinese-built port in Kenya's Lamu expected for launch in November
MOMBASA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-built port in Kenyas coastal island of Lamu is expected to be launched in November, an official said on Friday.Daniel Manduku, managing dir…...
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