Business & Economy
Bandari Maritime Academy CEO Eric Katana talks to cadets proceeding for shipboard training onboard CMA CGM vessels in Mombasa on April 17, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Stakeholders have welcomed a new notice from the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) regarding the…
President William Ruto during the launch of the electro-deposition paint plant at Isuzu East Africa, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Recent statistics indicate that Kenya’s industrial manufacturing sector has been contributing just 7.6 per cent of the gross domestic product…
Mkopa Kenya General Manager Martin Kingori / Jacktone LawiLocal smartphone manufacturer M-Kopa has raised concerns over…
Carcass of a cow ravaged by drought in Kongor village, Tirioko Ward, Baringo County. [File, Standard] Nearly a…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi,…
New Wide Garments Kenya EPZ Limited in Athi River, Machakos County, on May 20, 2022. [File, Standard] Kenya’s competitiveness as an investment destination in the region is being edged out by other economies as latest data shows foreign direct investment…
Women process seaweed in Kwale. Locals are now farming fish alongside seaweed, which is associated with increase in fish diversity and the Indian Ocean’s biodiversity.…
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Luisa Ortega, president of the Africa operating unit of the CocaCola Company during the 2025 US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, Angola. [Courtesy] A new…
Credit score sheet. [Courtesy, Standard] The country is grappling with a deepening household debt crisis as a significant surge in Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) –…
Participants follow proceedings during the United Asian Network Leadership Summit in Nairobi. Stakeholders are rooting for greater integration of Kenya’s Asian community into the…
African Originals employees during a previous event. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] A shift in consumer demand across Africa is forcing global alcohol producers to rethink…
