Year: 2019
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Business Briefs
New iPhones to share limelight as Apple revs up services
Along with its new iPhones, Apple is stepping up on content and services for its devices for its big media…
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Business
KCB Bank Kenya signs pact with giant Japanese lender, SMBC
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has signed a pact with japan based giant lender, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) that will…
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Business
Government plans Loan Guarantee Scheme to keep SMEs afloat
The Government is developing a Partial Guarantee Scheme that will ease access to financing by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).…
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Regions
Vihiga painter wins big on Odibets
Alex Odary, a painter from Vihiga County in Western Kenya is the latest winner on OdiBets – one of the…
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Business
Equity Deepens Foray Into DRC
Equity group is in talks with some of Banqué Commerciale Du Congo’s (BCDC) shareholders to buy a controlling stake for…
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Economy
New Saudi Oil Minister Endorses Production Cuts
Saudi Arabia’s new Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman, said Monday that oil production cuts would benefit all exporting nations,…
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Economy
US Economy Untouched By Trade War: Mnuchin
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said America’s economy was unscathed after more than a year of entrenched trade…
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Politics
Parliamentarians Say Treasury Is Working With Banks To Repeal Caps
The National Assembly’s finance committee has accused the National Treasury for what it claims is working in cahoots with banks…
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Markets
Job Chops At Choppies.
Choppies supermarket has joined the growing list of businesses in Kenya that are laying off staff to stay afloat.The Botswana-headquartered…
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Politics
South Korean President Appoints Justice Minister Despite Scandals.
An embattled law professor began his duty as South Korea’s Justice Minister after receiving presidential approval on Monday, despite an…
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