Kenya's Exports Lean On Africa, Europe Even As Trade Deficit Widens in 2025
The current account deficit widened to KSh 373.3 billion in 2025 from KSh 285.5 billion a year earlier, as import growth outpaced export gains and secondary income inflows weakened.
Kenya Opens Bids for Key Link Roads in South Sudan Trade Corridor
The corridor is designed to carry trade between Kenya and South Sudan, offering a shorter route for goods moving inland from the port of MombasaCar & General Posts Record KSh 2.45Bn Profit on Watu Credit Windfall
Car & General (Kenya) PLC posted record profit after tax of KSh 2.45 Bn for FY2025, up 365.5% from KSh 526 Mn. Revenue rose 21.0% to KSh 25.34 Bn. The result was driven by a 670.9% surge in Watu Credit associate income to KSh 1.69 Bn and a boda boda recovery to 8,000 units per month.
'Tariffs Are Reshaping Kenya's Corporate Outlook, Strategies' - PwC Report
Kenyan companies are increasingly exposed to global trade risks, with nearly half of chief executives expecting tariffs to erode profitability over the next year, according to PwC’s Global CEO Survey Kenya perspective.Kenya Weighs Alternate Export Routes as Gulf Crisis Disrupts Supply Chains
Officials say the crisis is not only hitting direct exports to Gulf markets but also disrupting transshipment routes that connect Kenya to Europe, Asia and North America.The Strait of Hormuz: What We Know So Far
Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels, ending a seven-week disruption that has upended economies and societies across the globe, the country's foreign minister said on Friday.
Kenya Pushes Law to Safeguard Localized Brand Identity
Kenya is preparing a new law that would formally link products such as coffee, tea, rice, honey, soapstone and traditional crafts to their places of origin, granting legal protection to geographic names.Egypt and Kenya’s Relations Are a Model for Strategic African Cooperation
Cairo and Nairobi have successfully built a partnership based on mutual understanding and shared interests, supported by diplomatic ties spanning more than six decades.
KEBS Tightens Grip on Import Market in Tender Dispute With Chinese Testing Firm
The ruling, delivered on April 14, 2026, marks the end of a protracted dispute between the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and World Standardization, Certification and Testing Group (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.Global Trade Weathers Tariff Storm as MEA Emerges as Strategic Hub, Citi Report
Citi's 2026 Supply Chain Financing report finds global trade resilient despite US tariffs reaching 16.8%. MEA recorded a 52% rise in shipments from North and East Asia, while China's exports to the region grew 61%. AI adoption in trade finance rose 18 percentage points to 36% of large corporates. Citi also piloted bill of exchange tokenization with PwC and Solana, compressing settlement from days to minutes.Saudi Arabia Fears Yemeni Houthis Might Blockade Crucial Red Sea Strait
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the U.S Navy has escalated fears of retaliation by Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthis across a narrow strait in the Red Sea called the Bab al-MandebEastleigh eTIMS Compliance Gridlock Hits Supply Chains
A growing compliance crisis in Nairobi’s Eastleigh trading hub is beginning to ripple across the country, disrupting supply chains and locking thousands of businesses out of legitimate tax claims.
