At the Mentoria Fireside Chat, which reviewed several India-Kenya political and development-economic factors, the panellists acknowledged Indian Prime...

Commenting on the shortfall, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain said the gap between what WFP needs to do and what it can afford to do has never been...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is projected to expand by 4.1 per cent in 2025, same pace as last year, with an uptick to 4.4 per cent in 2026.

Kenya’s upgraded forecast comes amid signs of recovery in key sectors such as agriculture, services, and construction, as well as improving investor s...

With large debt-service payments looming in early 2026, the current cushion offers the government greater breathing room to plan repayments without pu...

According to the Federation of Kenya Employers, many companies are finding it increasingly difficult to hire suitably skilled workers despite high une...

Global trade volumes are expected to rise by 2.9 per cent on average over the next two years, down from 3.5 per cent in 2024, while global headline in...

CBK this month lowered the base lending rate to 9.25 per cent from the previous ceiling of 9.5 per cent, marking the eighth consecutive reduction.

The lender notes that the improved transaction timelines will allow businesses to operate more efficiently and respond swiftly to changing market dema...

The PBO attributes these missed targets to deep-seated inefficiencies, citing poor implementation of tax policies, weak enforcement mechanisms, and wi...

Introduced through the Finance Act 2025, the directive redefines the term certificate of origin as an official document issued by a competent authorit...

In its latest edition of Africa’s Pulse report, the lender reckoned that wage jobs and productive employment are scant in the region, as medium-sized...

Patients and experts alike warn that the once-celebrated progress in HIV management is now unravelling, leaving vulnerable groups to fend for themselv...

According to the report, Kenya is on course to achieve universal electricity access by 2030, positioning itself as a regional leader in economic and e...

While the IMF’s most recent forecast in July projected global GDP growth at 3.0 per cent for 2025, down from 3.3 per cent in 2024, new projections exp...

Notably, Kenya ranked second in the inaugural Index rankings, with a score of 70.8, just behind Zimbabwe, which topped the list at 71.5.

Despite most Kenyan startups collapsing within their first year, a growing number of entrepreneurs are defying the odds through digital partnerships,...

In March this year, the Court of Appeal issued a status quo order that specifically restrained the government from allowing GMO imports or advancing t...

The final details of the new IMF-funded program are expected to be announced following the conclusion of the talks on Thursday. The recently concluded...

Non-work-related use made up 73 per cent of all ChatGPT conversations as of June this year, up from 53 per cent during the same period last year, a 38...

The proposed committee will institutionalise a coordinated national approach to credit ratings, fostering structured, proactive engagement with credit...

The findings suggest that cost and knowledge gaps remain significant hurdles to expanding insurance coverage across the surveyed nations and the regio...

The latest Stanbic Bank's Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which gauges the level of private sector activities, rose to 51.9 during the month, from 4...

The economic pillar exhibits the most fragmented performance among these, despite some notable strengths. It comprises four key dimensions: business a...

Mobile lending apps lead in most markets, especially Uganda (37 per cent), Ghana (33 per cent), Kenya (30 per cent), Tanzania (27 per cent), and Niger...

While the figures represent global averages, the impact is felt most acutely in low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya.

The direct link seeks to cut travel times, facilitate faster deals, and provide a stronger platform for partnerships across agriculture, energy, finan...

At the start of the year, the outlook had been positive, with the trade deficit narrowing by 2.7 per cent to Sh375.5 billion, down from Sh385.9 billio...

The statistics body attributes the growth largely to robust performances in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which recorded a 4.4 per cent growth, t...

The Agency further highlights the challenge of skills mismatch, reckoning that the qualifications and experience of workers in declining sectors often...

The World Bank committed to providing electricity access to 250 million people, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) aiming to reach an additional...

MPs sought to understand how GAA ensures that the information reaches the target audience across the country, even as the agency claimed it had saved...

The audit exposed a pattern of financial malpractice, including book tampering, large-scale theft by senior executives, bribery, suspicious bank withd...

Today’s youngest professionals are navigating a job market marked by intense competition, rapid technological change, and increasingly uncertain caree...

While 134 constitutions worldwide explicitly prohibit slavery, the ILO notes that far fewer contain direct bans on forced labour.

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), while the world is wealthier, healthier and better educated than in 1995, the benefits have...

Research firm Statista projects that Kenya’s e-commerce revenue will reach $922.10 million (Sh119.2 billion) by 2025 and continue to grow to $1,087.00...

In 2024, the findings show that over 311 million children in the region lived in households surviving on less than $3 (Sh388) a day, the revised globa...

A recent study by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis forecasts the creation of 1,788,881 jobs, comprising 407,732 direct and...

The warning comes ahead of a series of high-stakes climate and development gatherings in New York this September, including the United Nations General...

In an effort to avert this looming crisis, farmers are adopting a unique approach that combines modern agricultural techniques with traditional practi...

According to the report, abrupt changes in tariffs, subsidies, and other trade restrictions are major contributors to volatility and instability.

Vipingo SEZ is one of Kenya’s flagship projects under the Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA), envisioned as a catalyst for attracting investment...

Although the Fed rate directly sets short-term borrowing costs for banks, its effects spill over into mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards across t...

Kenya was grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2024 for inadequacies in its money laundering/countering financing of terr...

The country’s current smartphone penetration is estimated at 70 to 75 per cent, with the rapidly digitising population helping unlock new demand for e...

According to the latest food insecurity update by ReliefWeb, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity fell to 1.8 million betw...

He argued that the levy has done more harm than good, noting that the very sector it was meant to support has instead recorded negative growth since i...

The report, which reviews macro-economic performance for the six months to June, warns that optimism about the country’s growth prospects is fading.

The report also flags political instability and limited resources as barriers to effective policy implementation. These factors often undermine even w...