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9 May 2024
Africa’s trillion-dollar loss: Combating illicit financial flows through policy and advocacy.
Over the past 50 years, Africa is estimated to have lost more than $1 trillion in illicit financial flows (IFFs). This sum is roughly equivalent to all of the official development assistance received ...
9 May 2024
One shoe doesn’t fit all: Evaluating proposed graphic warnings for tobacco products through a harm reduction lens.
Kenya appears to be making a significant stride in public health by introducing graphic health warnings on tobacco products. This initiative has the potential to significantly reduce smoking rates, sa...
9 May 2024
Institute of Public Finance Shadow Budget: Kenya’s 2024 budget prioritises debt service amidst fiscal constraints.
The KSh 4.1 trillion budget under the Kenya Kwanza administration marks the second fiscal plan in the current regime. The 2024 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) outlines a 4 percent increase from the prev...
9 May 2024
Government faces backlash over response to flood crisis as multisectoral emergency efforts are mounted.
The prolonged heavy rainfall has impacted nearly the entire country, leading to widespread flooding, triggering landslides, and resulting in a growing number of casualties and significant damage. Th...
4 May 2024
Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Historic move makes the world better prepared for and ready to respond to future public health emergencies. In the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regu...
4 May 2024
Java House tax dispute: Key lessons on taxation and compliance for businesses in Kenya.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has ignited a heated dispute with private equity fund, Emerging Capital Partners Kenya (ECP Kenya), over a hefty tax claim of Sh773.8 million related to the 2017 sale...
4 May 2024
AGOA’s next chapter: Streamlining eligibility evaluation, expanding product coverage, and enhancing enforcement options.
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been a driver of economic empowerment for African states, presenting another avenue for economic prosperity while bolstering international trade ties....
3 May 2024
The politics of international financing and calls for finance beyond profits at IDA summit.
African countries need access to concessional finance that transcends financial returns as the continent grapples with the impact of climate change, mounting geopolitical tensions and other lingering ...
28 Apr 2024
FINGER ON THE PULSE.
Kenya open for trade and investment, Ruto tells US investors Kenya is offering robust opportunities for trade and investments to local and global companies and businesses, President William Rut...
28 Apr 2024
TRADE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUND-UP.
Kenya Wage bill lie: The policies and doublespeak stoking crisis A presidential task force in 2014 recommended at least 75 State corporations be abolished. Instead, 87 new parastatals have be...
28 Apr 2024
POLITICAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS ROUND-UP.
Kenya No pay for striking medics, Health CS Susan Nakhumicha now says Striking health workers will not be paid for failing to show up at their workstations, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan ...
26 Apr 2024
Embracing the Arrival of the Rains
As the rains make their long-awaited return to Kenya, it’s important to reflect on the historical significance of these downpours. In my youth, I vividly remember how Budalangi became the benchm...
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