Business

06 March 2024 - Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, has reached an agreement to purchase up to 20 of Boeing Co.'s 777X aircraft, providing the coming jet with an important endorsement from one of Africa’s premier airlines.

06 March 2024 - Business leaders do not expect growth over the next year despite improved economic conditions in February. 

06 March 2024 - Petronila Gichuki was announced the grand prize winner of a five-day trip for two to West Turtle Bay and Spa in Mauritius.

06 March 2024 - LOS ANGELES, March 5 (Xinhua) — Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have calculated the rate of oxygen being produced at the Jovian moon Europa to be substantially less than most previous studies, according to new findings. The ice-covered…

06 March 2024 - Kuramo Capital Management has called on investors and financiers to invest in DRC terming the investment opportunities in the region as low-hanging fruits that have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.

06 March 2024 - Kenya and Egypt have initiated a dialogue about working together on defense and technology projects. Aden Duale, the secretary of Kenya's defense cabinet, brought up the topic during his visit to the North African country. They also discussed the…

06 March 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 – The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has pledged to capitalize more on the Naivasha inland container depot to reduce the transit distance for their cargo. In collaboration with the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), they said this…

06 March 2024 - The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has been named as the Overall Winner of the Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Kenya Bankers’ Association (KBA).

06 March 2024 - One-on-one with Dr. Brook Taye, Director General Ethiopia Capital Markets Authority

06 March 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 – Equity Group has organized an Investors’ Roadshow in Kinshasa, DRC, aimed at showcasing trade and investment opportunities within the East African Community (EAC) region. Ending on March 8th, 2024, it marks the fourth…

06 March 2024 - A federal appeals court has refused to hold five major technology companies —Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla— responsible for their alleged involvement in the use of child labour in cobalt mining operations…

06 March 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 – The Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK), in partnership with the State Department for Forestry, State Department for Environment and Climate Change, and State Department for Wildlife, organized a forum to discuss the state of…

06 March 2024 - Chinese money is pouring into funds invested in offshore assets at breakneck speed, butting up against outbound investment limits and complicating Beijing's efforts to revive domestic markets and stabilise the yuan.

06 March 2024 - ROME, March 5 (Xinhua) — Female farmers, poor people, and older populations are the most affected by climate change, and their needs require targeted measures, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted in a report published on Tuesday…

06 March 2024 - TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) — Japan’s police have launched an investigation into a luxury watch rental operator based in Osaka, western Japan, after they received more than 40 complaints about the firm, local media reported on Wednesday. Luxury brand…

06 March 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 – Konza Technopolis has received a boost after South Korea agreed to finance three additional projects at the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Under the Economic Innovation Partnership Program (EIPP), the funding will go into smart…

06 March 2024 - The committee also proposes to raise the Executive's 20224/2025 allocation by Sh50 billion.

06 March 2024 - Embedding insurance into loans has the potential to boost financial resiliency among communities across the country.

06 March 2024 - Isuzu East Africa, the market leader in the new automotive segment in Kenya, has obtained distributorship rights of UD Trucks in Kenya, and will now be responsible for assembly, sales, and after-sales support for the brand.

06 March 2024 - Josephat Muchere has established himself as a dedicated guardian of rare dog breeds.

06 March 2024 - Well-to-do households flinch under the sharpest rise in consumer prices.

06 March 2024 - The Eurobond is Kenya’s first since 2021 as the country looks to diversify its funding sources and marks a successful return to the capital markets.

06 March 2024 - The contractors claimed road tenders worth millions of shillings were allegedly being awarded based on ethnic lines.

06 March 2024 - Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo tells MPs that the Treasury is undertaking a reform programme on State-Owned Enterprises.

06 March 2024 - After a week of negotiations at the sixth session of Unea-6 in Nairobi, delegates left with resolutions and decisions to guide countries on critical environmental issues.

06 March 2024 - Parliament has increased its budget by Sh2 billion after MPs changed the spending limit set by the Treasury.

06 March 2024 - The assets unit trusts or collective investment schemes managed grew by Sh8.4 billion in the three months to December.

06 March 2024 - Co-operative Bank of Kenya, NCBA, and Family Bank have been ranked top in a customer experience survey.

06 March 2024 - Wells Fargo has offered to pay Quickmart Sh80 million in line with the valuables in transit contract it had with Quickmart.

06 March 2024 - Higher-income households in Nairobi faced the sharpest rise in consumer prices in December 2023.

06 March 2024 - A London-based international arbitration has heard that Kenya and Uganda secretly planned to kill Rift Valley Railways.

06 March 2024 - County governments settled Sh10.5 billion pending bills in the six months ended December 2023.

06 March 2024 - Luxury goods are Veblen goods whose demand increases due to their exclusive nature and appeal as a status symbol.

06 March 2024 - Kiambu County has the largest land size under coffee in Kenya.

06 March 2024 - Isuzu East Africa has won the rights to distribute UD trucks in the Kenyan market.

06 March 2024 - The basic principle, irrespective of one’s location, is for workers to remember that they retain their employee status until the last day of their notice.

06 March 2024 - A London-based international arbitration has heard that Kenya and Uganda secretly planned to kill Rift Valley Railways.

06 March 2024 - At least Sh60 million pumped by the government into the low-cost cooking gas project may have been lost.

06 March 2024 - Britam General Insurance has partnered with AiCare Telematics Limited to introduce a new mileage-based motor insurance cover.

06 March 2024 - More than a half of bank customers maintained more than one bank account in 2023, a trend that highlights a growing desire for customised convenience in services and products. According to the Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey (2023)…

06 March 2024 - WEF seeks to grow its fund value from the current  Sh4.5 billion to Sh10 billion in the next five years.

06 March 2024 - KEPROBA plans to increase Kenya's exports by 10.7 per cent annually from Sh873.1 billion in 2022 to Sh1.6 trillion BY 2028. 

06 March 2024 - The tourism sector is at about 96 per cent recovery to 2019 figures, hence it is rightly on the path to an accelerated growth trajectory.

06 March 2024 - What is your business objective? Your target, mission and vision are important in creating your strategy.

06 March 2024 - Founded back in the 1980s, Kega Fashions is feeling the heat of the weak shilling and the rising cost of raw materials as well as competition from Mitumba business.

06 March 2024 - For Kenyan small businesses, navigating the unpredictable waves of cash flow can feel like steering a boat in a storm.

06 March 2024 - The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent’s head and figure out what he really wants.

06 March 2024 - If you give a woman a fish, she eats for a day. If you teach her to fish, she can feed herself for a lifetime.

06 March 2024 - KTDA Farmers Company targets to expand its real estate portfolio with a property acquisition in Nairobi.

06 March 2024 - Customers have transitioned from simply purchasing products or services to a more nuanced consideration of supporting companies.