Business and Economy

Kenya’s economy creates more millionaires

Knight Frank CEO Mark Dunford giving his presentation during a media briefing on Wealth and Investment Trends in Kenya…

3 months ago

NCBA Insurance bets on marine cover as Kenya’s trade sector expands

NCBA Insurance has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships with insurance intermediaries as it champions greater awareness and adoption of marine…

3 months ago

World Bank and GPE-backed $552 million education program launches to train 500,000 teachers and educate 29 million Nigerian children

Nigeria launched a $552 million basic education programme on July 16, 2026, which is co-financed by the World Bank and…

3 months ago

Access’s pan-African bet delivers Africa’s biggest banking capital growth

Access Holdings recorded Africa’s biggest increase in Tier 1 capital, leading a strong showing by Nigerian lenders in The Banker’s…

3 months ago

World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2027 for Ph.D. students & recent graduates (Fully Funded to Washington, D.C. or a WBG country office)

1 Application Deadline: August 25, 2026 Applications are now open for the 2027 World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program. The…

3 months ago

African Bank warns it may cut 1 200 jobs and close 90 branches

African Bank says it may close about a quarter of its branches and shed more than 1 000 jobs as…

3 months ago

Swedish firm bets on Kenya in regional expansion strategy

Audio By Vocalize Atlas Copco Eastern Africa Limited Regional General Manager Raphael Kiandiko during an interview on the sidelines…

3 months ago

Value of medicine imports dips 24pc as Kenya ramps up local production

Kenya cut its spending on imported medicines by 23.52 percent in the first quarter of this year, marking the second…

3 months ago

Bank of America says there’s an emerging ‘shock risk’ for stocks as another dot-com signal flashes

The bank said on Tuesday that there's risk of a fresh "shock" emerging for markets, pointing to one divergence…

3 months ago

World Bank classification: What this means for Nigeria’s economy

The World Bank has retained Nigeria’s lower-middle-income classification for its 2027 fiscal year and also designated the country as a…

3 months ago