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Kenyan shilling strengthens on sluggish demand for dollars
February 27, 2020
Kenyan shilling strengthens on sluggish demand for dollars
The Kenyan shilling edged up on Thursday as demand for dollars from importers remained subdued, traders said. Commercial banks quoted…
Kenyan millers staring at Ksh90 billion debt, report shows
February 27, 2020
Kenyan millers staring at Ksh90 billion debt, report shows
By Daisy Okanga | Kenyan millers are currently staring at a debt to a tune of Ksh90 billion, according to…
Absa Bank Kenya sets up Ksh10 billion SME fund for women
February 25, 2020
Absa Bank Kenya sets up Ksh10 billion SME fund for women
Absa Bank Kenya has set aside Ksh10 billion Small and Medium Enterprise fund for women in Kenya.The fund was unveiled…
Kenya’s Real Estate: what more can be done by the Government to improve the sector?
February 21, 2020
Kenya’s Real Estate: what more can be done by the Government to improve the sector?
This is the year when confidence will gain ground for local real estate, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers’s (PwC) report. According…
Safaricom to consider Huawei as supplier for 5G network
February 21, 2020
Safaricom to consider Huawei as supplier for 5G network
By Natasha Agunda | Telecom giant Safaricom is considering partnering with china’s Huawei as it rolls out its fifth generation…
Longhorn Publishers records 4% increase in half year pre-tax profit
February 18, 2020
Longhorn Publishers records 4% increase in half year pre-tax profit
Longhorn Publishers has announced an unaudited result for half year period ended December 31, 2019 with a recorded increase of…
Echesa freed on Ksh1 million bail
February 18, 2020
Echesa freed on Ksh1 million bail
Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa alongside three others were on Monday freed on a Ksh3 million bail each after…
Kenya’s small traders now eye India, as coronavirus scare shuts them out
February 13, 2020
Kenya’s small traders now eye India, as coronavirus scare shuts them out
The multiplication of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) has continued to cause panic worldwide, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) saying…
Joe Irungu released on a Ksh 2M cash bail
February 13, 2020
Joe Irungu released on a Ksh 2M cash bail
Joe Irungu alias Jowie who is the prime suspect in the case of a slain businesswoman Monica Juma has been…
South Africa’s MTN flags 2019 profit jump of up to 50 p.c
February 12, 2020
South Africa’s MTN flags 2019 profit jump of up to 50 p.c
South Africa’s MTN Group expects full-year headline earnings to rise as much as 50 percent still a slowdown from the…