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
Sidian Bank CEO Chege Thumbi (left) and Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie Ndirangu cut a ribbon during the launch of the bank’s Ol Kalou branch.…
Principal Secretary for Investment and Industry, Dr. Juma Mukhwana, and Swedish Ambassador to Kenya, Håkan Åkesson, during the official opening of the two-day Kenya–Sweden…
Geothermal Development Company exploration site at Pakka Hills in Tiaty, Baringo County, on July 18, 2024. [File, Standard] The Energy Ministry is proposing a…
A section of the Nairobi Expressway at Westlands in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The government last week said it had handed China Road and…