Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This is the first federal US law dedicated to regulating stablec...

When President Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and launching a trade war against China around 2018, the United States was reacting to a widening trade deficit with the Asian country and growing co...

When Linzi FinCo rang the bell at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to mark the listing of its KSh 44.7 billion infrastructure bond, it was framed as a watershed moment for Kenya’s capital marke...

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) is set to launch an investigation into the digital sector after receipt of multiple complaints of abuse by digital lenders. The complaints raised include conce...

Currencies across East Africa have been experiencing significant volatility and sustained depreciation against the US dollar and other major foreign currencies. This trend has been driven by a mix of ...

This investigation reveals a system where corporate self-interest prevails over public interest, where borrowers are reduced to mere revenue units, and regulatory institutions have abdicated their res...

The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Hon. John Mbadi, this week delivered his first official Budget Day speech before the National Assembly under the theme: “Stimulating Sustainable Economic Rec...

The manufacturing sector is critical in driving a country’s structural transformation. The industry is widely recognised as labour-intensive and supports inclusive economic growth – countries ...

Kenya EPRA sets LPG dealer limit at 30,000 cylinders in new rules   EPRA has mandated that investors have a minimum of 30,000 cylinders as a prerequisite for a liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dealersh...

The Kenyan cryptocurrency market has seen significant growth in recent years. Studies by blockchain analysis firms, such as Chainalysis, estimate that at least four million Kenyans own cryptocurrencie...

Tax compliance and broadening the tax base are pivotal to the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) strategy for enhancing national revenue and ensuring equitable economic participation across all sectors...

  The Court of Appeal this week pronounced itself on the constitutionality of the Finance Act, 2023, which was passed and assented to despite numerous concerns from various stakeholders, includin...