What Experts Think of Kenya Shilling's Exchange Rate's Fall
The Kenya shilling's exchange rate against the USD took an extreme swing on Thursday, after news of Kenya's successful $1.5bn Eurobond and the over subscribed KShs. 75 billion infrastructure bond [...]
Here's What's Happening to the Kenya Shilling
The Kenya Shilling continues to soar against the USD as local investors dump dollars on bets that the greenback shortage is over. The Kenya Shilling has rallied against the greenback [...]
KBA Lobbies for Retention of CBR
Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), a lobby for the banking industry is pushing for the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) to retain its benchmark rate at the next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) [...]Uganda Approves New Aviation Law
Uganda's parliament has passed the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that will bring the country's aviation authority in conformity with the Convention on International Civil Aviation. “The chief investigator [...]Uganda Speeds Up Aviation Law Changes to Fix Gaps
Uganda is speeding up amendments to its aviation laws to fix significant gaps identified in a September 2023 audit, its parliament said in a statement on Tuesday 30th Jan. While [...]Donor Exit to Constrain Kenya’s Health Budget- IPF
Kenya’s health system is facing an imminent risk as indications from both donors and government suggest that the decline in donor assistance for Health is likely to continue over the [...]
The Untapped Economic Opportunity of a Kenyan Digital Nomad Visa
Kenya is missing out on the global rise in young professionals that work from the comfort of their computers for companies abroad also known as ‘Digital Nomads.’ The estimated [...]
Kenya Plans to Toll More Roads
The government plans to toll more roads as a way of raising revenue for road maintainance, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said on Friday. “The template is already there with [...]Global Economic Growth Expected to Slow Despite Declining Inflation Rate-UN
The global GDP growth is projected to slow down from 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) [...]SEZA Amendment Bill 2023 Aims to Shift the SEZ Paradigm Attract More Investors
The Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) Amendment Bill 2023 is a proposed alteration to the Income Tax Act aimed at granting more incentives to companies operating within Kenya’s many gazetted [...]Cooperative Sector Missed Opportunities in 2023, Some Hope in 2024
The cooperative sector in Kenya has little to celebrate with many missed opportunities in 2023. A fully operational inter-lending facility for Sacco means that these financial societies will be able [...]Uganda Seeks to Have All Employers Put Health and Safety Measures
The Ugandan government has tabled an amendment to its health and safety laws that will require all employers to institute healthy and safety measures in the workplace. In addition to [...]
