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Toyota Tsusho plans to export Kenya fertiliser

2019/10/30 13:56:36

Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho is eyeing the regional market with its Kenya-made fertiliser as it seeks to expand its agricultural activities.The firm, in its 2019 integrated r…...

Kenya’s Mobile Lenders Could Be Supervised by Central Bank

2019/10/29 14:45:36

Kenya’s mobile-phone lenders could come under central bank supervision, compelling them to disclose interest rates and transaction fees before giving loans, if draft legislation is…...

Kenya to Support Ethiopia’s Geothermal Energy Projects

2019/10/28 17:08:27

Kenya to Support Ethiopia’s Geothermal Energy Projects in a Kshs 5.8 Bn Second DealKenya’s energy generator, KenGen has signed a Kshs 5.8 Bn deal to drill 12 geothermal wells in E…...

Ethiopia, Kenya To Explore Grain Trade Opportunities

2019/10/22 19:23:16

Kenya and Ethiopia set to explore bilateral grain trade opportunities and investments to bridge cross border trade gap and enhance food security.A Kenyan delegation will convene in …...

Kenya to launch cervical cancer vaccine tomorrow

2019/10/17 18:18:22

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is set to roll out a cervical cancer vaccine targeting 10-year-old girls starting tomorrow, in a move that will see the shot included in the national im…...

Demand slumps in Burundi, Rwanda for Kenya’s exports

2019/10/11 17:08:21

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…...

Demand slumps in Burundi, Rwanda for Kenya’s exports

2019/10/11 17:00:11

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…...

Kenya Ethiopia border relations

2019/10/11 15:07:33

esidents of the upper eastern region at the Kenya-Ethiopia border to take advantage of the recently established One Stop Border Point (OSBP) in Moyale to boost trade between Kenya a…...

Economy Kenya feted for aviation security enhancement

2019/10/9 23:53:11

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…...

Russia courts Kenya for new business, trade deals

2019/10/9 23:35:51

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 …...

Drones for Good: Mapping for the Kenyan Red Cross with Altohelix

2019/10/7 14:49:04

Bringing drone technology to the gobal communities who may benefit most is difficult. Challenges range from regulatory hurdles, communcation issues, extreme weather, to community a…...

Kenyan mobile money transactions rise 47 to hit Sh2.1tr

2019/10/1 22:43:17

Transactions worth Sh2.1 trillion were conducted via Kenyan mobile money services in the three months to the end of June.This is up 47 per cent from 1.427 trillion in the same perio…...

New oil finds in Kenya set to enhance economic diversity

2019/10/1 22:33:38

While most African countries are bearing the brunt of the US-China trade war, as well as a slump in commodity prices which is greatly affecting exporters, East Africa’s economic di…...

Kenya Named Among Continent's Top Avocado Exporters

2019/9/30 22:57:41

Medellìn — Kenya ranks among worlds fastest growing exporters of avocado even as demand for the fruit grows in China and Europe.Colombia tops the list of worlds fastest avocad…...

Blue Economy key to Kenya’s development, says President Kenyatta

2019/9/30 22:15:16

PSCU…President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya is prioritizing the implementation of sustainable blue economy programs because of the sector’s potential to accelerate the country’s…...

Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire rated top on Trade20 index globally

2019/9/30 17:40:24

Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire have emerged top globally on the Trade20 index having most rapidly improved their trade growth potential over the past decade.According to a new report by S…...

Kenya tops economic, consumer prospects

2019/9/30 14:55:35

Kenya has the highest ranking in economic, consumer and business prospects in African markets for the second year in a row, a survey by New York-based data analytics firm Nielsen Ho…...

Why Kenya insurance industry sees data as the game changer

2019/9/27 18:46:33

The insurance industry is critical for continuity of socio-economic activities. In the event of unexpected shocks such as fire, drought, loss of jobs and risks, insurers are expecte…...

Kenya ranked 3 globally on trade growth potential

2019/9/27 13:06:57

Kenya is ranked third out of 66 economies showing best potential in future trade growth, a new report by multinational financier Standard Chartered Plc shows.The study considered im…...

Kenya is the most optimistic African nation

2019/9/26 16:26:40

More Kenyans consider themselves optimists compared to citizens of other major African economies, according to a new Global Optimism Outlook survey. The survey found that 70% of Ken…...