Lawrence Baraza
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Economy
In Focus; GDP growth projections for EAC member states
Kenya, the biggest economy in East Africa will see its economy grow at the slowest rate in East African Community…
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Economy
IMF downgrades Sub-Saharan economic growth to 3.3%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth forecast, its World Economic Outlook report published Tuesday. Growth in…
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West Africa
Ghana to Receive another $600 mn loan from IMF
Ghana’s government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the $3 billion loan programme, after…
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Markets
Kenya Picks Two Banks to Manage its Maturing Ksh.296 bn Eurobond
Kenya’s National Treasury has picked Citi and Standard Group as managers in its June 2024 maturing $2 billion (Ksh.296 billion)…
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Economy
Facts about Privatization Bill, 2023 as Ruto signs it into law
President William Ruto has signed into law the Privatisation Bill, 2023, repealing the Privatisation Act, 2005 which was enacted before…
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Wealth Creators
Dr. James Mwangi takes Ksh.202 million hit from Equity stake
The share price of Equity Group on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) encountered a substantial decline, sliding by 6.98 percent.…
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Agriculture
Nyandarua trailing in GCP as Meru emerges among top performers in Agriculture
Counties with large commercial centres such as Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Machakos, had relatively high Gross County Product (GCP)…
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Finance
M-Shwari deposits fall for first time in 10yrs
M-Shwari deposits dropped by 44 percent to Ksh.416.7 billion in a year to March 2023. The platform had a whooping…
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Corporate
Why Telkom Has Lost 1.6 Million Subscribers
Telkom Kenya took the biggest hit regarding customer subscriptions amid a government crackdown on unregistered SIM cards. According to Data…
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Currencies
State opts for short-term bonds as shilling value dips 0.5% against Dollar in under a week
The Kenya Shilling has continued to shed its value against the US Dollar, having lost 0.58 percent in value for…
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