Economy - Metropol Digital

June 2, 2023

CBK tables report on adoption of digital currency in Kenya

A revolution in technology has been pushing for countries, globally to relook into their currency advancement, over the adoption of…

May 31, 2023

The World Bank has approved a Ksh.138 billion loan for Kenya as a budget support facility, just a week after…

May 30, 2023

Kenyan government is proposing to tax private car owners based on passenger capacity, on top of a lined up tax…

May 30, 2023

The Republic of Angola has become the 21st African Member State and the 1st Lusophone Member State of pan-African insurer,…

May 30, 2023

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the benchmark lending rate at 9.5 percent following its Monetary Policy Committee…

May 29, 2023

Africa’s climate tech startups could see a significant increase in funding in the coming years as more funds target the…

May 16, 2023

Ghana is seeking credit facilities from three multilateral lenders – International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and the African Development…

May 15, 2023

Kenya’s urbanization rate stood at an average of 3.7% as of 2021, higher than the global average of 1.6%. Similarly,…

May 4, 2023

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is in Kenya and met President William Ruto at State House in…

May 3, 2023

Kenya will address the double taxation problem facing projects funded by Japan’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA). President William Ruto said…