Business and Economy

Covers economic trends, financial markets, startups, trade, inflation, employment, and policy decisions impacting Kenya and African economies.

Wetang’ula directs probe into crypto firm’s Kenya operations

The National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee has been directed to investigate the operations of QVSE, which is offering…

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Kenya & Tanzania’s Rail Race Targets Africa’s Trade through Uganda, Rwanda, DRC

Kenya and Tanzania are racing to build rival rail corridors connecting East Africa's landlocked economies to the Indian Ocean. Kenya…

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Kenya Development Corporation puts green finance at the centre of development investment strategy

3 Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has unveiled a Sustainability and Green Financing Strategy aimed at integrating climate considerations, sustainability standards…

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Konza, Amazon Partner to drive Kenya’s digital transformation

Audio By Vocalize Technopolis Development Authority CEO John Paul Okwiri (R) and Amazon Web Services Regional Lead (Public Sector)…

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World Bank Group Invests $25 Million in Jumia to Expand Africa’s Digital Commerce – THISDAYLIVE

• Targets 60,000 sellers, 1,800 direct jobs, 100,000 sales agents • Funding to strengthen digital payments across 8 African markets…

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Africa’s largest crypto market opens central bank sandbox to stablecoins and virtual-asset firms

The Central Bank of Nigeria announced on Tuesday that applications had opened for the second cohort of its Regulatory…

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Kenya central bank holds key rate, growth forecasts unchanged

A general view shows the Central Bank of Kenya headquarters building along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya November 28,…

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Kenya taps Sh220bn loans to pay salaries and debts

The Treasury borrowed Sh207.7 billion to pay salaries, debt repayments and other recurrent expenditure in the year ended June, in…

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KeNHA To Acquire 66 Software Licenses For World Bank-Funded Horn Of Africa Gateway Project

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has advertised tenders for the supply of digital infrastructure needed for the World Bank-funded…

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World Bank sees Kenya’s SHA reforms driving private hospital investment – Capital FM Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 7 – Kenya’s overhaul of public healthcare financing is emerging as a test of whether government reforms…

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