http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/ RSS Feeds for The Standard - Online Edition en-us http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/ PHP/5.2.12 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002929&cid=14& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:14:18 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742858 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002899&cid=14& Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has signed a Sh98.6 billion ($1.314 billion) contract with a New Zealand firm to implement a 280-megawatt geothermal power project in Olkaria, Naivasha. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:03:53 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738633 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002915&cid=14& The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Africa Ltd to offer banking sector credit information sharing services. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:01:20 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742080 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002916&cid=14& The Government has invited bids for a Sh14.5 billion eight-year infrastructure bond with a 9.75 per cent interest rate for roads, energy and water sectors. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:01:49 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742109 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002900&cid=14& Anxiety is building, as many await Wednesday’s announcement by Toyota South Africa as to whether it will recall defective vehicles sold to customers in the local market. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:05:58 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738758 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002901&cid=14& Africa has become an attractive destination for foreign investors eyeing emerging markets. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:06:26 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738786 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002784&cid=14& Telecommunications service provider Essar Telecom Yu branded mobile phone service has introduced a 50 per cent bonus airtime for its subscribers. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:52 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265646172 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002791&cid=14& Exchange Rates: 08/02/2010 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265646900 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002820&cid=14& Three dealers from a local telecommunications company have been arrested in connection with vandalism of Telkom Kenya cables, as the company steps up efforts to end the rampant vice. Cases of cable vandalism have been on the rise in recent months, with most of them linked to acts of sabotage by competitors. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:41:38 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265654498 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002816&cid=14& The Coast Development Authority (CDA) managing director has been shown the door. Dr Nesbert Mangale has been replaced by a deputy secretary in the Ministry of Regional Development Francis Kipkech in an acting capacity. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:38:57 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265654337 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002817&cid=14& Students from disadvantaged backgrounds can now smile, thanks to a multi-million sponsorship plan. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:04 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265654404 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002818&cid=14& About 40 coffee producers in Africa meet in Mombasa for a two-day workshop to deliberate on fair trade practices starting today. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:35 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265654435 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002819&cid=14& Safaricom’s retail and merchandising network has grown further with the opening of an Sh27 million retail centre in Nanyuki town. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:41:08 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265654468 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002824&cid=14& Climbing out of a two-year slump, there are all indications Kenya’s economy, still considered the largest in East Africa, is turning the corner. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:50:20 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265655020 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000002752&cid=14& If you do not have an actual "budget" in place for your family, you could be scared whenever one remarks he/she is making a budget. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:21:11 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265574071