24 May 2022
- Paris, France, May 24 – Google celebrated on Tuesday 15 years since it kicked off its mammoth and hugely controversial effort to photograph streets in minute detail across the globe. The panoramic images of Google Street View have slipped into daily…
24 May 2022
- Mounir Nakhla, CEO and co-founder of Egypt’s MNT-Halan, has been a serial entrepreneur and founder of businesses delivering microfinancing to SMEs and individuals since 2009. In 2017, he co-founded ride-hailing company Halan with Ahmed Mohsen, where the…
24 May 2022
- Uganda has introduced an electronic passport for its citizens, becoming the first country in East Africa to do so. Those who are yet to acquire the e-passport
24 May 2022
- KISUMU, Kenya, May 24 -Traders and the business fraternity in Kisumu are crying foul in the wake of the just concluded Africities Conference in Kisumu. The traders who mainly plied their ventures at Dunga beach and at Hippopoint beach lamented that they…
24 May 2022
- According to a food supply expert, Sarah Menker, 10 weeks of wheat are all that the global Reserves hold. “We currently only have 10 weeks of global consumption sitting in inventory around the world. Conditions today are worse than those experienced in…
24 May 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 -Faulu Microfinance bank has launched its new contactless card which now allows its users to tap and pay on the go. The card is available to all the bank account holders in Classic and Platinum variants and can be activated at any…
24 May 2022
- Agrico East Africa, a company that multiplies and distributes various potato varieties, and Yara East Africa, a manufacturer, and supplier of fertilizer have partnered to boost potato farmers in Nakuru and Narok counties. The partnership paves way for…
24 May 2022
- By Ashley Olson Onyango, Head of Financial Inclusion and AgriTech The start of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift in how people get access to information, and services and conduct business. As governments in most countries implemented hard…
24 May 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 24-Bolt Food has expanded its operations into Juja and Thika towns in its efforts to bring food delivery services closer to its customers. The company has onboarded new restaurants on its platform including;- KFC Thika, Chicken Inn…
24 May 2022
- DTB( Diamond Trust Bank) Group recorded a net profit of KSh 2.2 billion at the end of the first three months of this year compared to KSh 1.9 billion over a
24 May 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – – To boost the participation of women in the Kenyan supply chain, Bamburi Cement PLC today partnered with International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a gender program that support the company increase procurement opportunities…
24 May 2022
- The list of the world’s richest persons can vary from year to year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. No one is self-made. Wealth is a complex issue, especially extreme wealth. Many of us believe we can do it on our own.…
24 May 2022
- More than 150 investors in the Safaricom Investment Cooperative Nanyuki project received their title deeds paving way for them to begin their construction journey to build their dream homes. Dubbed Olpajeta Ridge, the project is seated on a 300-acre…
24 May 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 24-Kenya’s mobile money use hit a new high of Sh1.82 trillion in the first quarter of 2021 as businesses fully recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest data released by the Central Bank of Kenya. The…
24 May 2022
- I&M Group Plc recorded an increase in Net profit of KSh 2.7 billion in Q1 2022 compared to KSh 1.9 billion over a similar period in 2021, an increase of
24 May 2022
- Joshua Oigara, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group is stepping down at the end of May 2022, after serving for
24 May 2022
- Faulu Microfinance Bank has launched its new contactless card which now allows its users to tap and pay on the go. The card was rolled out today and is available to all the bank account holders in Classic and Platinum variants. Giving his remarks on the…
24 May 2022
- According to the Ministry of education’s official Calendar, elementary and secondary students will have a midterm break from Thursday, May 26. The break which is set to go for three days i.e., from Thursday 26th -Sunday 29th, is coming exactly 6 weeks…
24 May 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 24-Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has posted a Sh2.2billion net profit for the first quarter of 2022, a 15.8 per cent increase compared to Sh1.9 billion posted in the same period last year. The improved earnings for the lender were…
24 May 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – BIDCO Africa Limited has added an industry first to its wide range of energy drinks, fruit juices and sodas by introducing joOz Boost+ (plus), a new beverage that helps support a healthy immune system. The Fast-Moving Consumer…
24 May 2022
- Snap stock tumbled right over the cliff Monday evening, and the reason for the plummet makes it quite likely that Snap won’t be the last tech company to see its shares go so spectacularly splat over the next few months. Less than three weeks after…
24 May 2022
- KISUMU, Kenya, May 24 – The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) has commenced talks with an Indian firm to build railway connectivity in the 14 counties that form the bloc. A delegation from ProCorp Enertech Private Limited India is currently in the area…
24 May 2022
- KCB CEO Joshua Oigara Quits: Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group Chief Executive Officer Joshua Nyamweya Oigara will exit the lender this week, six months ahead of his scheduled exit. Oigara, who has served the lender for close to 10 years, took over the…
24 May 2022
- State corporations, including public universities in Kenya, now owe suppliers 385.6 billion shillings as the country heads to a general election in August. Data from the National Treasury show that state corporations had 122.7 billion in additional…
24 May 2022
- Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) has floated an 18-year Infrastructure bond worth KSh 75 billion. The Government intends to use this auction proceeds to fund
24 May 2022
- TAITA TAVETA, Kenya, May 24 – Years back at an international gemstone fair in Europe, a veteran buyer drawn by a unique green stone displayed in one of the stands was perplexed to see the tag indicating the expensive stone had originated from a country…
24 May 2022
- Davos, Switzerland May 24-IMF leaders warned Monday that growing pressures undermining global integration, including an increase in trade barriers, threaten economic growth worldwide. In a message to officials gathering in Davos, Switzerland, IMF chief…
24 May 2022
- World Bank’s IFC is trying to help female-owned businesses build their capacity to overcome limited access to capital, inadequate resources and skills to help them access big ticket jobs
24 May 2022
- San Francisco, United States May 24-Home rental service Airbnb is shutting down its business in China as a pandemic lockdown shows no sign of ending there, a source close to the company told AFP Monday. Airbnb will no longer book stays or visitor “…
24 May 2022
- Ghana's central bank has raised its main interest rate by 200 basis points to 19% to control inflationary pressures and promote macroeconomic stability,
24 May 2022
- Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended ticketing services in Malawi over the country’s biting dollar shortage crisis. As a result, passengers travelling from Malawi
24 May 2022
- Individual income tax collection from employment, rent, business, interests, and dividends grew for the first time by a third since the onset of the Covid-19
24 May 2022
- Equity Bank has introduced its Equity Virtual Assistant (EVA), the Bank’s chat banking platform on social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook
24 May 2022
- By building this road, we can now focus on bolder projects, maybe a triple-decker road. The expressway leaves no doubt that our national dreams are valid.
