Africa’s rail network continues to carry a fraction of its potential freight capacity, even as policymakers push for deeper integration and investment to unlock continental trade. According to the World…
Kenya Airways is attempting to bring back grounded aircraft before the mid-year peak after falling back into the red in 2025. With an operating loss of KSh5.6 billion (US$43 million)…
Kenya’s revised plastic packaging laws are now in effect and impose more stringent rules on producers, importers, and distributors. The regulations, which were implemented via Legal Notice 181 of 2024,…
Kenya Airways (KQ) has bolstered its cargo operations with the deployment of a Boeing B747 freighter under a capacity agreement, reflecting the airline’s strategic focus on cargo expansion in 2026.…
Tullow Oil, an exploration company, announced on Tuesday that it has received $36 million from a Tranche B payment related to the sale of its whole Kenya position to Auron…
Trade-enabling infrastructure across Africa is showing marked improvement, while business confidence and macroeconomic stability strengthen across key markets, according to the latest Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB). Issue 5…
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has taken action to include robo-advisors and digital investment platforms in its licensing structure in response to a rise in app-based trading among young, tech-savvy…
Liberty Life Kenya and Heritage Insurance Kenya, subsidiaries of Liberty Kenya Holdings, have secured an AA+(KE) financial strength rating with a Stable Outlook from GCR Ratings, an affiliate of Moody’s…
Major commercial banks have dropped their base lending rates following the Central Bank of Kenya’s reduction of the lending rate this week from 9.00 per cent to 8.75 per cent.…
The Board of the East African Business Council (EABC), through the EAC chairperson John Lual Akol, appointed Ahmed Farah as the new executive director of the regional body. Farah boasts…