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9 Dec 2022
Enter Fractional Share Ownership in Kenya: What you need to know about fractional investing
Fractional shareholding allows a person to purchase a piece, or a fraction of a share. For example, if one share costs KSh 500, a person could buy a proportion of that say for KSh 250 while another ...
30 Sep 2022
30th September 2022 Trade and Financial Services Round Up
Kenya CBK raises key lending rate to 8.25pc to curb runaway inflation The Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee has raised the base lending rate from to 7.5 per cent to 8.25 per cent, citing elevated...
26 Aug 2022
Harmonising Africa’s regulatory for the realisation of an African data economy
In Part III of our series “Dissecting the African Union Data Policy Framework”, we will cover the key considerations in aligning a country’s regulatory context with the requirements of an Africa...
12 Aug 2022
Highlights of the 2022 Kenya Financial Sector Stability Report
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) recently released the 2021 Financial Stability Report which discusses developments and risks in Kenya’s economy and financial sector in the post-Covid–19 pandemic r...
5 Aug 2022
What August 9th General Election means to the East African Community
Kenya’s electioneering season is now in its final stretch. On August 9, voters will head to polling stations across the country and in the diaspora to cast their votes. A peaceful General Election i...
1 Jul 2022
Efforts to relieve consumers start, but bigger issues remain
A combination of decisions this week have provided some relief and could reduce the political pressure on the administration as it sees out its last days in office. Via the Finance Act, the Treasury r...
24 Jun 2022
Cost of fuel and food will steadily take centre stage in the campaigns this season
The Petroleum Principal Secretary, Mr Andrew Kamau, forgot that you “don’t joke with a hungry man” after his assertion this week that Kenyans are practically paying no taxes for fuel due to the ...
24 Jun 2022
Fuel subsidy: Why scrapping it is not as easy as it sounds
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the sabotage of the global supply chain hence hiking of fuel prices. This in return led to the spiral effect spilling to other sectors of the economy thus pushing up...
17 Jun 2022
Fears of an impending global recession rife as world economies experience financial disruptions
World leaders assembled in Davos, Switzerland, for the 2022 World Economic Forum annual meeting against a backdrop of deepening global friction and uncertainties. It is against this backdrop that worl...
3 Jun 2022
The role of business in establishing a new social contract for economic prosperity
The time is now for the private sector to support economic prosperity and social mobility through a new social contract. An overhaul of the social contract will address 21st century realities and need...
27 May 2022
Redefining manufacturing for a sustainable economy
Manufacturing is a critical sector in Kenya’s economic development in its contribution to both the national output and exports, as well as job creation. Over the past decades, the sector h...
13 May 2022
Economic Survey 2022: A look at ICT sector performance during and after the pandemic
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) recently released the Economic Survey 2022, detailing how various sectors and job markets performed and offered insight into the post Covid-19 recovery. ...
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