Turkish manufacturing conglomerate which is putting up an investment project at the Naivasha Special Economic Zone commissioned by the President on Tuesday, is set to create about 2,900 jobs locally. …
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CBK Retains Base Lending Rate at 7.5% Per Cent as global Inflation
The Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) has retained the base lending rate at 7.5 per cent even as global inflation remains elevated. CBK raised the rate from 7 per cent in …
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KCB Revises Interest Rates On Its Savings Accounts
KCB Bank has revised the annual interest rates for its savings accounts in a move that seeks to attract and retain its customers. With effect from July 1 2022, the …
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IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook Warning High Inflation Browbeat Recession.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut global growth forecasts again on Tuesday, warning that downside risks from high inflation and the Ukraine war were materializing and could push the world economy …
Foreign investor outflows at the Nairobi Securities Exchange surged more than six times to Sh10.8 billion in the quarter ended June 2022, as the foreigners sought safer investment destinations amid …
Microsoft on Tuesday said that its earnings in the recently ended quarter fell shy of expectations as personal computer sales suffered from production holdups in China and sagging demand. The …
New vehicle dealers recorded a marginal sales growth of 3.9 percent in the half year ended June, a performance they attributed to a wait-and-see posture by customers ahead of the …
Centum Investment Company shareholders are set to receive a Sh391 million dividend payout after the firm narrowed its losses by 2 per cent in the year ended March 2022. The …
Oil prices dropped on Monday, extending a recent losing streak on concerns that an expected rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand. Brent crude futures for September settlement …
Oman has flagged the source of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipped into Tanzania, raising fears that some of the cooking gas used in Kenya could be from sanctioned countries, including …