Carrefour Supermarkets Cleared of Abuse of Buyer Power by Tribunal
Carrefour Supermarkets has been cleared of accusations that it engaged in abuse of buyer power against Orchards Limited-a a limited liability firm primarily involved in the dairy processing business. This [...]
The Suez Canal Blockage Costing Global Trade $9.6 Billion Daily
A large container ship on Tuesday this week blocked ship traffic in the Suez Canal after getting stuck sideways within the canal. According to media reports from the scene, attempts [...]
Kenya UK Trade Agreement Now Operational
Kenya's trade agreement with the United Kingdom is now operational after both sides' officials completed the ratification process. Kenya aims to enhance its market share in the UK by 5% [...]
Equity Group signs KSh 8.25 Billion deal with AGF to support MSMEs
Equity Group has signed an agreement worth US$ 75 Million (KSh 8.25 Billion) with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) Group to support the Bank scale up its lending activities to Micro, [...]Kenyan Mangoes to re-enter EU in September as fruit fly is suppressed
Kenya will resume its mango exports to the European Union (EU) in September this year. This follows the EU's tests, which showed low fruit fly infestation levels, allowing Kenya's re-entry [...]Maize imports from EAC to Kenya to comply with Tougher Rules
Maize imports from the East African Community(EAC) member countries will have to meet stringent sanitary standards before entering the Kenyan market. Contrary to reports that Kenya had banned all maize [...]UK-Kenya Trade Deal finally ratified by both countries
The Kenya-UK post-Brexit trade agreement has received approvals from lawmakers of both countries, ending months of anxiety between the business community in Kenya and the UK. When the trade deal [...]TMEA Signs KSh1.38 Billion Financial Agreement with Finland
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) has signed aKSh1.38billionfinancial agreement with Finland, seeking to support regional trade and the fight against the global coronavirus pandemic. Through this funding, TMEA will be able [...]US Trade Rep Nominee promises to review US-Kenya Trade Deals
US Trade Representative Nominee Katherine Tai has told a US Senate Finance Committee that she will review all trade agreements between the US and Kenya if the US Senate confirms [...]Tripartite Free Trade Area Sets New Deadline for Ratification
The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), a tripartite group of regional economic communities in eastern and southern Africa, have set June 2021 as the new deadline to achieve the threshold [...]Kenya UK Trade Pact Births Duty-Free British Products
The Kenya UK trade pact has opened doors for British firms to ship in goods, duty-free, for 25 years. The goods, both finished and unfinished, exclude agricultural and industrial [...]Chinese Imports to Kenya Decline to KSh361.5 Billion
China is the largest importer of goods into Kenya. In the past year, the value of imports from China fell by KSh15 billion to KSh361.5 billion from KSh376.7 billion in [...]
