Business & Economy
Audio By Vocalize Markets climb as ceasefire hopes lift global sentiment. [File Courtesy] Stock markets advanced Thursday on expectations that a Mideast ceasefire would soon let oil and gas tankers resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz, easing inflation pressures…
Audio By Vocalize Parliament during a past session. The Local Content Bill, 2025, seeks to prioritise Kenyan businesses and farmers by imposing strict measures on procurement and employment. [File, Standard] The idea behind the Local Content Bill is good,…
Audio By Vocalize Consistency and reliability drive business growth and customer trust. [iStockphoto] If you want…
Audio By Vocalize According to EPRA, the maximum retail price of Super Petrol has increased by…
Audio By Vocalize Tobias Adrian (left), director of monetary and capital markets at the IMF, during…
Audio By Vocalize The Isiolo-Mandra Highway. [File, Standard] The World Bank has approved Sh71 billion loan for the development of the Isiolo-Mandera road corridor. According to government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, the funding will support the rehabilitation of 508 kilometres of…
Audio By Vocalize KRACommissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga. [File, Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has missed its nine-month revenue target by Sh84 billion, despite surpassing the…
Business Weekly Round Up
Mr. Gavin Gao, CEO of Huawei Kenya; Prof. Elijah Omwenga, Vice Chancellor of the Open University of Kenya; and Dr. James Mwangi, CEO of…
From left: HF Group CEO Robert Kibaara, HF Bancassurance Intermediary Principal Officer Maureen Stephyne and HFC Managing Director Peter Mugeni during the investors briefing…
Participants during the launch of the Warehouse Receipt System Council (WRSC) Strategic Plan 2023–2027 and the Warehouse Receipt Financing Manual in Nairobi. [Nanjinia Wamuswa,…
Ethiopia plans to increase its local wheat output by up to 70% in 2022 as the country cushions itself from supply chain constraints due…