The Standard: RSS Feeds - Business News 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 Why using country codes for company websites pays off http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005241&cid=14& African organisations and companies have been advised to use their country’s code name while registering businesses on the Internet. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:33:34 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268159614 Kenyan stocks seen higher on local buyer interest http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005242&cid=14& Kenyan shares were expected to firm this week due to demand from local institutional investors, pulled by attractive yield rates, analysts said on Tuesday. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:34:00 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268159640 Market regulator moves to tame insider trading http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005243&cid=14& The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has voiced concerns over the prevalence of insider trading in the market. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:34:29 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268159669 CBK posts Sh23.2 billion profits as economy recovers http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005239&cid=14& Foreign exchange gains, sale of Grand Regency Hotel and reduced expenses due to less intervention in the money market has propelled earnings of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:32:27 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268159547 CMA threatens to shut down Ngenye Kariuki http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005240&cid=14& Capital Markets Authority (CMA) will shut down Ngenye Kariuki and Company Stockbrokers, now under statutory management, unless there is an injection of new capital. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:33:09 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268159589 Swiss Airline launches Airbus A330 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005244&cid=14& Swiss International Airline, Switzerland’s national carrier has launched the latest Airbus, with direct flights to Kenya beginning next month. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:34:52 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268159692 Exchange Rates 10/03/10 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005264&cid=14& Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:47:47 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268160467 After launch of undersea cables, cybercrime threatens e-business http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005157&cid=14& Local Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry players have been advised to develop solutions to ward-off internet crime. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:22:46 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268072566 Crop insurance to ensure farmers hunger no more http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005152&cid=14& Nicholas Kipsang walks along the edge of his two-acre piece of land as a tractor roars, making straight furrows. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:43 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268070926 Exchange Rates: 09/03/2010 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005150&cid=14& Exchange Rates: 09/03/2010 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:26 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268070086 Ban on illegal Mara lodges get support http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005161&cid=14& Members of the Maasai community support the Government’s decision to shut down unlicensed tourist establishments within the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:29:00 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268072940 Government scraps auction of sugar import licenses http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005160&cid=14& Kenya has abolished the auction of sugar import licenses after the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) bloc said it hampered free trade, its sugar regulator said on Monday. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:28:32 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268072912 Insurer wipes sweat off farmers’ brows http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005153&cid=14& Good years in Kenya are mainly remembered for adequate rainfall while bad years are defined by drought or other adverse weather conditions. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:49:47 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268070587 Africa leads recovery from global financial crisis http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005158&cid=14& African economies are recovering from the global financial meltdown faster than most regions in the world, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:24:32 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268072672 Banks ignore CBK advice on rates http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005162&cid=14& Commercial banks increased their average lending rates by 22 basis points (bp) in January, defying the Central Bank’s plea for a reduction in the cost of credit. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:29:44 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1268072984