Business & Economy
Mkopa Kenya General Manager Martin Kingori / Jacktone LawiLocal smartphone manufacturer M-Kopa has raised concerns over the absence of clear and predictable tax guidelines governing mobile phone imports and locally assembled devices.The local assembler is now warning that the gap…
Wind turbines at Ngong Hills Wind Power Station in Kajiado County, on October 7, 2023. [File, Standard] Kenya has been appointed to lead renewable energy transition discussions in Africa. The country was given the position during a sideline…
President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of…
Construction of Kenol – Sagana – Marwa highway. [File, Standard] Growth in the construction sector more…
One of the tea farms in Mathioya, Murang’a. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] Mombasa tea auction opened the year trading with…
Okla Automotive staff at work. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are rapidly expanding across Africa as trade barriers in Western markets push them to seek new customers on the continent. African demand for electric and hybrid vehicles has…
Tugboat Manda and pilot boat Mrembo at the Port of Mombasa ahead of their commissioning, on November 3, 2025. [Robert Menza, Standard] The Mombasa Port…
Business Weekly Round Up
After decades of operating a closed financial system, Ethiopia is entering a new economic era with the establishment of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX).…
Gov’t announces new wheat prices for 2025/26 season. [File, Standard] The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has set new minimum prices for wheat in…
Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) has floated a 6.5-year infrastructure bond worth KSh 25 billion that will be on sale between 21st November and 6th…
Kenyan banks continue to face challenges in setting credit risk premiums due to the absence of a robust credit rating culture in Kenya’s debt…