Kenya

Exports to EAC markets at three-year high of Sh77bn

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 …...

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Demand slumps in Burundi, Rwanda for Kenya’s exports

Demand slumps in Burundi, Rwanda for Kenya’s exports

Equity Group has enhanced its funding proposition to cater for the changing needs of its dominantly youthful clientele as it sets sights on hitting the Sh1 trillion mark in assets b…...

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Demand slumps in Burundi, Rwanda for Kenya’s exports

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…...

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Traders fear global economic slowdown will weight on oil demand

Oil prices fell on Monday, extending last week’s heavy losses, with traders fearing the global economic slowdown will weigh on future oil demand growth while pegging hopes for a re…...

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M-Pesa among top 10 most influential finance projects globally

M-Pesa among top 10 most influential finance projects globally

M-Pesa has been rated as one of the top 10 most influential financial projects in the world by Project Management Institute (PMI) in its 2019 most influential project list.According…...

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Economy Kenya feted for aviation security enhancement

Economy Kenya feted for aviation security enhancement

Kenya is amongst 28 countries that have been feted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for making improvements in its aviation safety standards.Kenya was awarded…...

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ICEA Lion launches cancer cover for Sh165 per month

ICEA Lion launches cancer cover for Sh165 per month

ICEA Lion Group has launched cancer insurance cover with premiums from Sh165 a month as the incidence of the disease increases, deepening the burden on the pocket to offset the heft…...

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Russia courts Kenya for new business, trade deals

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 …...

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Exports to China up 74pc on farm produce orders

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…...

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Equity rebrands as part of transformation and expansion drive

Equity rebrands as part of transformation and expansion drive

Equity has unveiled a new look and identity in line with the company’s ongoing plan to transform the business and expand its operations regionally. The new identity represents the …...

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