Business and Economy

Can youth break Kenya’s politics-as-usual cycle?

Gen Z protesters chant along Moi Avenue during the first anniversary of the Gen Z protests in Nairobi on…

5 days ago

Ethiopia Secures World Bank Board Leadership Role

Sandokan Debebe will take office on November 1 as Ethiopia assumes the deputy executive director position for the Africa Group…

6 days ago

News: World Bank assures Uganda on delayed projects

The World Bank vice-president for Eastern and Southern Africa, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, has explained delays in implementation of various projects…

6 days ago

World Bank, IMF Warn of 800 Million Global Jobs Deficit

The projection represents a slowdown from 3.5 per cent growth in 2025, while the global economy is expected to recover…

7 days ago

Broken promise: Double-digit pump price hikes push Kenya’s inflation to the brink

President William Ruto's pledge to shield Kenyans from the global oil shock has collapsed after the energy regulator imposed…

1 week ago

CRDB Bank inks USD 75 Million long-term financing facility

CRDB Bank has signed a USD 75 million long-term financing facility with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank and launched its…

1 week ago

Tanzania supports World Bank strategy to help countries create job for young people

BANGKOK: THE Minister for Finance, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, has said Tanzania supports a special World Bank strategy to help…

1 week ago

Kenya to host global energy conference targeting Green Investment and Industrial Growth

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 15, 2026: Kenya will host an international energy conference in November aimed at addressing a central challenge for…

1 week ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago