Lawrence Baraza
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East Africa
Report Reveals What CEOs Plan to Do Should Finance Bill 2024 Become Law
As the Finance Bill 2024 entered the final stage of public participation Monday, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) published…
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Opinions
Central Banks Have Indeed Been Shifting Gradually Away From U.S Dollar
Dollar dominance—the outsized role of the US dollar in the world economy—has been brought into focus recently as the robustness…
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Technology
Zoho Announces Early Access to CRM for Everyone, New Pro-Code Tools
Zoho Corporation has announced early access to Zoho CRM for Everyone, a new set of industry-first capabilities aimed at democratising…
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Markets
The Cost of Credit in Kenya is Getting Out of Hand
KCB Bank Group raised its base lending rate from 14.7% to 15.6%. But even after this hike, they’re still among…
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Health
Kenya Formally Joins International Vaccine Institute as a Member State
Kenya has successfully joined the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) as a Member State and President William Ruto said it will…
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Economy
Kenya’s Inflation in May up 5.1% on Higher Food, Energy Costs
Kenya’s inflation rate in May 2024 rose to 5.1 percent, up from 5.0 percent in April of the same year,…
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Corporate
Absa Pledges 10% in Lending in Green Projects for Africa’s Climate Transition
Absa Bank has committed to expanding its lending to green projects and dedicating a minimum of 10 percent of its…
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Technology
Kenyan Startups Among 24 Selected for Google’s AI Health Academy
Google for Startups has announced 24 startups selected for the 2024 cohort of the Growth Academy: AI for Health program.…
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Economy
Job Creation Top of Agenda As Ruto Tours South Korea
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and other leaders bid farewell to President William Rutoas he departed for the Korea-Africa Summit in…
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Southern Africa
What it Means for Ramaphosa in South Africa After ANC Loses Majority Votes
South Africans received the final tally of their Wednesday vote, in a new face of election which saw contending parties…
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