Business & Economy
President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour when he arrived for the State of The Nation Address in Parlaiment on Thursday, November 20, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] President William Ruto says Kenya has climbed from the brink of economic…
Export Processing Zone (EPZ)workers resume work after a two-week strike. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] It’s a reprieve as striking workers of a textile manufacturing company at the Athi River–based Export Processing Zone (EPZ) resume work. More than 2,000 workers…
Home appliances are now protected against power surges and accidental damage as Kenya faces rising grid…
Kenya and 18 other countries in Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa have intensified efforts to establish…
Francis Nasyomba, President of CFA Society East Africa. [Courtesy] Africa, the world’s second most populated continent,…
A rich businessman holding a wad of money. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Wealthy individuals are considering relocating their family offices to new jurisdictions to protect their wealth from being eroded by inflation. A report by Standard Chartered Global Private Bank also lists cyber…
Kenya’s long-entrenched dependence on collateral and guarantors in its credit markets is facing new criticism as lenders re-examine what truly drives repayment performance. For decades,…
Business Weekly Round Up
From left: Governors Isaac Mutuma (Meru), Cecily Mbarire (Embu) and Muthomi Njuki (TharakaNithi) after signing an MoU at Katwana on joint waste management plant…
Coffee farmers sort out berries at a factory.[File, Standard] Farmers in Western region have been encouraged to closely monitor the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE)…
National Industrial Training Authority choir entertains guests during the inauguration ceremony for its 3rd sector training committee in Athi river on 24th January 2025.[FILE]…
US President Donald Trump with Rep Mike Conaway (R-TX) and farmers and ranchers from across the country in the Oval Office at the White…