Kenyan economy shedding Covid-19 blues gradually: Hiring by companies increases
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Economic conditions in the Kenyan private sector improved at a faster pace in January, driven by sharp increases in output and...
Mobile transactions in Kenya grows
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Mobile money transactions in Kenya grew by 32% in 2021, according to data provided by the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) in...
Ethiopia’s economic cost of the Tigray war
Ethiopia has recorded a slight drop in its inflation to 34.5 percent in January of 2022, from 35.1 percent in December.
According to data...
Djibouti delegation to visit Kenya for Khat imports
Djibouti’s Trade minister is expected to lead a delegation to Nairobi to explore import possibilities of khat (miraa).
The khat is a flowering...
The National Bank of Ethiopia and Afreximbank sign MOU
With the objective of scaling up trade and investment, the National Bank of Ethiopia and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral trade finance...
What ails Ethiopia’s exports
A consultative meeting was held between stakeholders to discuss the strategy to boost Ethiopia’s export revenues.
The meeting was initiated by Addis Ababa...
EAC moving closer to signing of the new Economic Partnership Agreement
A prerequisite of East African Community’s (ECA) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) agreement with the EU is it has to be endorsed by all...
Kenya seeks world Bank loan
A new World Bank loan that will be channelled to various agriculture value chains is being negotiated between Kenya and the World Bank.
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Tea auction at Mombasa falls
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The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on 31st January, 1st, and 2nd February 2022 had resulted in the sale of 12.8 million kilograms...
Kenya’s earnings from textile exports go up
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Kenya’s earnings from textile exports hit KSh33.7 billion in the nine months to September 2021
This is a 31.1% growth (KSh8...