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5 Apr 2024
Kenya’s Economic Freedom Ranking: A Look at the 30th Anniversary Index Results
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Index of Economic Freedom. Kenya holds the 20th position in Africa and ranks 120th globally, categorised as ‘mostly unfree’. The score falls abo...
28 Mar 2024
Accelerating Africa’s Digital revolution: Prioritising transformation in telecommunications and banking.
Africa is on the brink of a digital revolution. With the growing recognition of the pivotal role digital technologies play in economic development, African nations are increasingly prioritising digita...
28 Mar 2024
Navigating trade harmonisation in African regional economic integration: Focus on AfCFTA.
When contemplating the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its implementation, numerous complexities arise, particularly considering that most African nations are members of one or more Re...
21 Mar 2024
EAC’s plan to boost intra-regional trade by eliminating non-trade barriers.
In the complex world of international trade, barriers come in various forms, extending beyond the traditional realm of tariffs. Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) represent a diverse array of obstacles employ...
14 Mar 2024
Now you see it; now you don’t affair: Kenya will still deploy police force in Haiti as the West keeps off the hot potato.
Kenya will still lead a UN-backed multinational police force in the Caribbean country of Haiti to help quell gang violence once a transitional presidential council is formed. President William Ruto,...
14 Mar 2024
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol: A review of the key to overcoming barriers to intra-Africa digital trade.
Digital trade, defined as digitally enabled transactions for the trade of goods and services, is reshaping the global economy and the regional economy is not exempted. Its impact on growth, developmen...
9 Mar 2024
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably an...
8 Mar 2024
Potential obstacles in Raila’s bid for AUC job even as State machinery prepares for the campaign.
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition leader Raila Odinga’s fate for the position of African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson hangs on the decision of the African heads of state and government f...
1 Mar 2024
Finger on the Pulse
President Ruto presides over groundbreaking of Talanta Sports City President William Ruto on Friday presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of Talanta Sports Stadium. The event t...
1 Mar 2024
SAMA hosts President Ruto, Ethiopia’s PM to discuss Kenya’s digital transformation
On Tuesday this week, SAMA AI was host to Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, alongside Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication...
1 Mar 2024
Re-thinking the FATF Approach: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listing Model as Kenya navigates the “Grey List”
Background Kenya is, once again, on the international financial market radar, not for Eurobond reasons but this time round for money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/FT). The Financial Actio...
1 Mar 2024
President Ruto’s visit to the US and its implications for STIP.
Before the United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP), there was the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a multilateral agreement with African countries enacted in 2000. In...
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