Informal sector

• State to unveil policy for informal sector benefit from innovative ideas

  
  3 months ago
  Kenya is putting together a strategy aimed at uplifting the informal sector through the use of latest technology. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Co-operatives revealed they will soon unveil the National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy that will aid the informal sector players to benefit from their innovative ideas.

• Why 400,000 SMEs are dying annually

  
  9 months ago
  Close to half a million small enterprises in Kenya die annually as the business environment in the country gets bumpy.

• Support local SMEs to grow informal sector and economy

  
  10 months ago
  The 16th Public Forum of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that ended in Geneva this week was important, particularly for developing countries which need to adapt to the changing global economy. It brought out the need to make world trade more inclusive by focusing on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and enhancing their ability to trade across borders. In short, it was about levelling the trading field for SMEs.

• Experts call for incentives for the informal sector

  2 years ago
  Trade experts are calling upon the Government to introduce incentives to encourage informal traders.

• Boost for informal sector as pension regulator registers 16 schemes

  
  2 years ago
  The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has registered 16 umbrella retirement schemes to tap into the Sh800 billion industry. The move aims at boosting savings and expanding retirement plans to cover the informal sector.

• New credit rating model ropes in informal sector

  
  3 years ago
  Plans are underway for informal and unorganised businesses to secure credit from formal financial institutions such as commercial banks.

• Over 600,000 jobs created in informal sector

  
  3 years ago
  There were more than 742,000 jobs created last year, majority by the informal sector.

• Efforts in place to create a million jobs

  3 years ago
  College leavers have been asked to cease focusing all their energies on white-collar jobs, but consider self-employment in the informal sector.