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Tag: Regional Trade
Latest Article 31 Oct 2024
Trade and Financial Services Round Up: Issue 44 of 2024
Kenya Kenya Power resumes dividends with Ksh 30B profit Kenya Power and Lighting Company(KPLC) has resumed paying dividends after a six-year hiatus, following a net profit of Ksh 30.08 billion in the year ended June. The electricity distributor will pay a dividend of Ksh 0.70 per share, amounting to a total of Ksh 1.3 billion, […]...
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18 Oct 2024
Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue 42 of 2024
Kenya CBK advances fast-payment system for seamless financial interoperability The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is advancing the development of a Fast-Payment System (FPS) to enable instant money trans...
4 Oct 2024
Trade and Financial Services Roundup: Issue 40 of 2024
Kenya Banks offered bond swap as KQ misses Ksh19bn loans deadline Top commercial banks will convert Ksh19.3 billion ($149.9 million) worth of loans advanced to Kenya Airways (KQ) into Treasury bonds a...
27 Sep 2024
Trade and Financial Services Roundup
Kenya Kenya close to agreeing to KSh194.4 billion budget support loan from UAE Kenya is nearing an agreement for a $1.5 billion budget support loan from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help stabil...
12 Apr 2024
TRADE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUND UP.
Kenya Domestic borrowing up by Sh424bn The rate of State borrowing from the local market accelerated during the first nine months ended March, with fresh debt hitting Ksh424.7 billion compared to Ksh2...
12 Apr 2024
Addressing Africa’s digital trade challenges: Advancing policy reforms for equitable and inclusive growth.
In the ever-evolving global commerce landscape, digital trade has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping economies and transcending traditional boundaries. From the sale of software to the strea...
12 Apr 2024
Local industrial investments usher in a new era of economic growth in Kenya.
In the global economic landscape, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) often takes the spotlight, yet the untapped potential of local industrialists remains a formidable force propelling economic growth. A...
5 Apr 2024
China proposes significant policy changes impacting global trade and competition guidelines: Implications for Kenya.
China recently proposed policy changes that greatly affect its foreign trade relationships and competition guidelines in the international market. China’s decision to implement these sudden chan...
28 Mar 2024
TRADE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUND-UP.
KENYA Kenya ends oil import feud with Uganda Kenya will finally license the Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc), ending months of a major feud that spilled over to the regional court and hurt diplomati...
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...
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