China Offers Kenya 98.2% Zero-Duty Market Access
Kenya has reached a preliminary bilateral trade understanding with China that will grant 98.2% zero-duty market access for its goods
U.S. House of Representatives Approves AGOA Extension
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 6500, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act, in a decisive 340-54 vote.Kenya's Trade Deficit Triples, Piling Pressure On Foreign Reserves
Kenya’s external trade is becoming more regionally concentrated on the export side while growing increasingly dependent on Asia and Europe for importsGlobal Forest Products Trade Stabilises, but Kenya Risks Ecological Losses, Activists Warn
Kenyan environmental groups argue that global recovery in forest-based industries should not be used to justify harvesting in fragile ecosystems, particularly water towers critical to climate adaptation.The License Row That Lost Kenya the Iran Tea Market
The deregistration of Cup of Joe became the trigger for a broader trade rupture between Kenya and Iran, one of the country's key tea destinations.Kenya Among Top COMESA Investment Destinations
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the COMESA region hit US$65 billion in 2024 and Kenya ranked among the bloc’s top five destinationsWhy Rift Valley, Nyanza Tea Farmers Earn Less
The biggest threat to the Kenyan tea industry is not the abrupt convulsions of the global market but the people managing the factories that feed it, according to a new reportKenya's Importers Face Higher Costs as Maersk Adds Operational Fee
Importers in Kenya are set to face higher shipping costs starting today after global shipping giant Maersk announced a new Operational Cost Imports (OCI) feeTanzania's Excise Duties on Imports Risk EAC Trade Integration
Is East African trade integration more fragile than it looks?AA Kenya Shareholders Vote for NSE Listing, 16-for-1 Split and 6.13Mn Bonus Shares
AA Kenya will list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange after shareholders approved a listing by introduction and a full set of capital actions, including a 16-for-1 share split, a 6.13Mn bonus issue and authority to allot 49.09Mn in new shares. The move follows stronger 2024 results, with turnover at 913.92Mn, operating surplus at 71.57Mn and surplus for the year at 54.99Mn. Shareholders also approved the dividend, the audited accounts and the reappointment of the auditor.
Kenya Urges China to Cut Tariffs as Trade Gap Widens
Car Dealer Urysia Adds Jeep, Citroën to Its Kenyan Lineup
