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Agoa extension gives industry breathing room, results in highest-ever export earnings
The extension of the Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) until the end of 2028, has promoted certainity to exporters in textile industries and also created jobs in Kenya.
By Nganga Mbugua
2026-07-14 06:00:00
By Macharia Kamau
2026-07-14 06:00:00
Kenya's soft drinks market is on brink after Indian billionaire Ravi Jaipuria snapped up a Kenyan dairy and juice plant for $32 million (Sh4.8 billion).
By Brian Ngugi
2026-07-14 06:00:00
President William Ruto has signed a new law allowing the CBK to buy and hold locally mined gold, a move aimed at strengthening foreign reserves and supporting the country's mining sector.
By Brian Ngugi
2026-07-07 07:00:00
Prioritising rapid growth and unchecked profit over risk management and transparency can jeopardise the entire global economic architecture.
By Carol Misiko
2026-07-07 06:00:00
A recent multi-billion-shilling deals signal, renewed investor confidence despite previous exits by South African firms.
By Macharia Kamau
2026-07-07 06:00:00
FINAS 2026 Summit has been opened with Kenya's Agricultural Finance Corporation featuring prominently as a potential blueprint for agricultural financial inclusion across the continent.
By Brian Ngugi
2026-06-30 15:29:00
President William Ruto has renewed his criticism of Kenya's cash-rich commercial banks, accusing them of denying millions of small businesses access to affordable credit.
By Brian Ngugi
2026-06-30 08:10:00
Kenya's furniture manufacturers have been slapped with a surprise tax on imported wood-based boards in the new Finance Act that they say was without public participation.
By Macharia Kamau
2026-06-30 06:00:00
More than 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders are converging in Nairobi to confront a $100 billion (Sh12.93 trillion) annual financing gap that is hobbling Africa’s agriculture sector.
By Brian Ngugi
2026-06-30 00:00:00
Declining diaspora remittances, driven by global conflict, inflation and job losses abroad, are squeezing Kenyan households already burdened by rising local living costs.
By Brian Ngugi
2026-06-23 08:50:00
Repeated attempts by Kenya’s Treasury to expand KRA’s enforcement powers have again been blocked by MPs, reflecting ongoing tensions between aggressive revenue collection and taxpayer rights.
By Edward Macharia and Macharia Kamau
2026-06-23 08:50:00
African capital markets continue to struggle with fragmentation, regulatory differences, currency barriers and investor confidence concerns.
By Graham Kajilwa
2026-06-23 06:00:00
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