Standard Business
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Standard Business: World Bank pours Sh13 billion into water projects
19 Jun 2013 - The World Bank's board of executive directors yesterday approved Sh13.1 billion ($155 million) in credit to support development of the country's water infrastructure. -
Standard Business: Kenya grapples with infrastructure deficit
19 Jun 2013 - Treasury warns lack of sufficient funds for sector has made the country uncompetitive -
Standard Business: Real estate booms in East Africa
19 Jun 2013 - East Africa has one of the few markets in the world with a vibrant real estate sector that offers good opportunities for investment. -
Standard Business: Reprieve as Treasury scraps VAT on food
19 Jun 2013 - State rethinks proposal to increase the price of basic items by 16 per cent to shield the poor -
Standard Business: Nominee to revoke railways agreement
19 Jun 2013 - Kenya Railways Managing Director Nduva Muli vowed to revoke an agreement that handed over Uganda and Kenya Railways to a South African company once he is appointed Principal Secretary. -
Standard Business: North Rift counties pledge to team up to grow wealth
18 Jun 2013 - Counties in the North Rift have announced plans to team up to exploit investment opportunities in the region and foster development. -
Standard Business: Laptop plan runs into headwinds
18 Jun 2013 - A tussle has broken out over who will provide digital content when the Government rolls out its laptop project next year. -
Standard Business: Police arrest 10 mechanics in eviction protest
18 Jun 2013 - At least ten mechanics have been arrested in a violent clash with police over a piece of land they were being evicted from in Nairobi's Grogan area. -
Standard Business: Chirchir halts hiring of Kengen MD
18 Jun 2013 - Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has halted the recruitment of a new Managing Director at the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (Kengen). -
Standard Business: Capital markets jittery about tax
18 Jun 2013 - Kenyan investors are uneasy about the move by the Treasury to re-introduce the Capital Gains Tax in the securities market. -
Standard Business: Governors' shock as new team suspends public land deals
18 Jun 2013 - Conmen, brokers and unregistered land agents are fraudulently disposing of public land across the country. -
Standard Business: KTDA wins global finance award
18 Jun 2013 - Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) has been named the winner of the Financial Times and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Sustainable Finance Awards 2013 held in London. -
Standard Business: World Bank ups Kenya's growth forecast but urges reforms
17 Jun 2013 - The World Bank has projected Kenya's economy will grow by 5.7 per cent this year, buoyed by low interest rates and higher investments. -
Standard Business: Treasury seeks to increase Raila's travel allowances
17 Jun 2013 - The National Treasury is seeking Parliament's approval to increase the former Prime Minister's allowances for foreign and domestic travels by Sh34 million. -
Standard Business: Kenya Power to hand out 3.3m energy-saving bulbs
17 Jun 2013 - Electricity distributor Kenya Power will in the coming months distribute for free 3.3 million energy saving bulbs to one million of its customers at a cost of Sh1.3 billion. -
Standard Business: Nyanza farmers asked to resume coffee growing
16 Jun 2013 - Farmers in Nyanza have been urged to embrace coffee production owing to its huge economic potential. -
Standard Business: Stage is set for financial sector reforms
16 Jun 2013 - Radical changes announced last week in the insurance and pension industry will form the foundation to establishing a consolidated authority to manage the country's financial sector. -
Standard Business: Government plans to sell its stake in assets
16 Jun 2013 - After the long delay in the privatisation process, the Government is hoping for greater success with sales of new companies. -
Standard Business: Rise in false claims threatens growth of PSV insurance sector
16 Jun 2013 - Fraudsters in the public service vehicle (PSV) industry are swindling insurance companies of millions of shillings through fictitious claims. -
Standard Business: Treasury puts insider traders on notice
15 Jun 2013 - One of the most high-profile scandals to hit headlines is insider trading accusation against former Kenya Commercial Bank Managing Director, Terry Dividson and Benard Mwangi Kibaru, former Uchumi General Manager.