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More on Tag: Regional Trade
8 May 2023
TRADE & FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUND UP
Kenya The burden of beauty: Wigs, false beards and eyebrows hit with 5pc tax Millions of consumers of beauty products such as wigs and false beards and eyebrows in the country could pay more for the i...
26 Apr 2023
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND TRADE ROUND-UP
Kenya Rich investors to buy extra shares without CMA approval Investors will be free to buy stakes of up to 30 percent in listed companies without the approval of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), ...
26 Apr 2023
POLITICAL AND REGULATORY ROUND-UP
Kenya Ruto adds more to debt in first six months than Uhuru President William Ruto’s administration has borrowed Sh17.4 billion more than his predecessor in its first six months in office, upending ...
7 Apr 2023
Use of multiple bank accounts declines to 48pc
The number of Kenyans using multiple accounts fell further to 48.2 percent last year, down from 62 percent in 2021 as customers cut back on the costs associated with more banking relationships. A Keny...
7 Apr 2023
BRICS at a glance: Funding opportunities for Africa and the risks
The new world order known as BRIC, a group acronym referring to Brazil, Russia, India, and China, has been trying to take over economic dominance from the West and have more sovereignty and autonomy.Â...
7 Apr 2023
Oil prices set to surge after producers announce plans to cut production
Prices for petroleum products are set to go up after the major oil producers announced plans to cut their production up to 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of 2023. Saudi Arabia a...
31 Mar 2023
President Ruto saves Airtel Kenya, Amazon from forced stake sale
Kenya President Ruto saves Airtel Kenya, Amazon from forced stake sale Airtel Kenya has been saved from forcibly selling a third of its stake to local investors after US tech giant Amazon successfully...
24 Mar 2023
SRC raises President Ruto’s CASs pay to Sh780,000 in new review
Kenya SRC raises President Ruto’s CASs pay to Sh780,000 in new review The new chief administrative secretaries (CASs) will be earning more than principal secretaries after the Salaries and Remunerat...
10 Mar 2023
City Hall turns to Safaricom for revenue collection
Kenya City Hall turns to Safaricom for revenue collection Safaricom has inked a two-year deal with City Hall to offer a payment platform for Nairobi County services in a move set to lower pilferages i...
3 Mar 2023
President Ruto clips CS Mutua wings in foreign policy shift
Kenya President Ruto clips CS Mutua wings in foreign policy shift President William Ruto’s government has announced a major shift in the country’s foreign policy by allowing other countries and th...
3 Mar 2023
President Ruto clips CS Mutua wings in foreign policy shift
Kenya President Ruto clips CS Mutua wings in foreign policy shift President William Ruto’s government has announced a major shift in the country’s foreign policy by allowing other countries and th...
24 Feb 2023
24th February 2023 Trade and Financial Services Round Up
Kenya KRA chief Githii Mburu quits, board names Rispah Simiyu in acting role The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General, Githii Mburu, has resigned after a three-year and seven month sti...
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