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
CBKwill be holding the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2026 since it cut the Central Bank Rate in December 2025. [File, Standard] The…
When William Shakespeare wrote the play, Merchant of Venice between 1596 and 1598, he may not have thought of how the Italian resort would resonate with…
Audio By Vocalize Exporters in Mombasa have raised concern over growing disruptions to Kenya’s international trade, citing the ongoing Middle East conflict and inefficiencies…
Kenol town in Murang’a, near the Kenol–Marua dual carriageway, is attracting investors to the once-sleepy market centre founded by the late William Mbote. [Boniface…
