Business Barometer

2 months ago

Absa, International Trade Centre to give women entrepreneurs access to financing

In the framework of the SheTrades Commonwealth+ Programme, which is funded by United Kingdom (UK) International Development, the International Trade Centre is collaborating with Absa Bank Kenya, the host institution of the SheTrades Kenya Hub, to launch the Access to…

BUSINESS

1 month ago

Italian wine’s event returns to Nairobi

The second edition of the Gambero Rosso Top Italian Wine Roadshow in Nairobi concluded on Thursday, January 30, at the Shamba Village in Loresho. Organized by International Wine Consultants, VinPodium, and local business partner, Victoria Mulu-Munywoki, Wine Consultant, Judge and…

NEWS

2 months ago

CMC Motors shuts down operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

CMC Motors Group is shutting down its operations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, ending its four decades of business in the region thanks to sharp economic pressures. The company, acquired by Dubai-based Al-Futtaim Group in 2014, attributes the decision to…

Trump on verge of clinching US presidency

Donald Trump was on the verge of clinching the presidency Wednesday after winning Pennsylvania, putting him just three electoral votes shy of defeating Kamala Harris to secure his return to the White House. Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral…

4 months ago

NEWS

Why your child needs to study Mandarin

Atolwa Nicole Shitolwa One of the greatest satisfactions about being a teacher is the ability to produce well-adjusted individuals who can cope with the demands of the 21st century. Increasingly, the world is seeking more tolerable individuals; understandably so. One…

4 months ago

OPINION

Watu Simu reaches one million in sale of devices

Pan African asset finance company, Watu Simu, in partnership with device manufacturers such as Samsung Mobile, has reached a milestone by selling more than one million smartphones in Kenya. At the end of October 2024, it had financed purchase of…

4 months ago

US supports small businesses in Kenya with Sh667 million

The British High Commission Nairobi will support Micro, Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya with a Sh 667 million fund ($5.2 million) in another example of the UK being a long-term partner providing investment solutions that deliver growth and…

4 months ago

BUSINESS

Over 10,000 candidates sit for KCSE exams in Laikipia

A total of 10,851 candidates are sitting for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams in Laikipia County this year. Laikipia county director of education Reverend Francis Shikanda speaking during the exam container opening in Nanyuki said there were 143…

4 months ago

How reformed counter terrorism policy can help mainstream gender and youth

There is need to continue mobilizing and pushing for prevention and counter violent extremism (PCVE) related policy reforms so as to mainstream gender and ensure the full participation of communities at the grassroots level – women are central actors in…

4 months ago

NEWS

Artel Kenya offers affordable internet plans in new data campaign

Airtel Kenya has launched “Data ImeData Campaign,” offering their Weekly and Monthly data customers up to 50 per cent more data at price points ranging from Sh50 to Sh1000. As Kenyans approach the festive season, this is a Christmas offer…

4 months ago

NEWS

Africa can boost growth through entrepreneurship and leadership

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched its new podcast, “A Legacy of Purpose: Conversations with Dina H. Sherif”, a series that brings together the stories of those brave enough to engage in leadership, with a focus…

5 months ago

ENTERPRISE

VFS Global to provide UK visa services in Kenya

An outsourcing and tech company, VFS Global, has been awarded a contract to provide UK visa services to residents of Kenya travelling to the UK. Effective 22 October 2024, customers applying for a UK visa will be directed to VFS…

5 months ago

BUSINESS

Digital cash will do to banks what email did to post office – It is just a matter of time

When Fejiro Hanu Agbodje was conned in 2014 by a random guy he met through a blogging site, he took that experience as a lesson. It was after one of his high-flying uncles offered him an iTunes gift card, but…

5 months ago

TECH

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Business Barometer

Absa, International Trade Centre to give women entrepreneurs access to financing

Italian wine’s event returns to Nairobi

CMC Motors shuts down operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Trump on verge of clinching US presidency

Why your child needs to study Mandarin

Watu Simu reaches one million in sale of devices

US supports small businesses in Kenya with Sh667 million

Over 10,000 candidates sit for KCSE exams in Laikipia

How reformed counter terrorism policy can help mainstream gender and youth

Artel Kenya offers affordable internet plans in new data campaign

Africa can boost growth through entrepreneurship and leadership

VFS Global to provide UK visa services in Kenya

Digital cash will do to banks what email did to post office – It is just a matter of time

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