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Companies IFC lends tea agency Sh1bn for dry port Monday, May 20, 2019 21:21 By VICTOR JUMA The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to lend $10 million (Sh1 billion) to Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings (KTDA) to help the agricultural firm upgrade its warehouses and related logistics infrastructure.
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Kebs has issued a directive banning importation of several classes of used car parts. Source link
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Editorials EDITORIAL: Vet posho mills Monday, May 20, 2019 21:00 By EDITORIAL Plans by the State to release 390,000 bags of maize to posho mill operators in a subsidy programme meant to curb rising flour prices is likely to come as a relief for the urban and rural
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Enterprise Faulu awarded as the leading microfinance bank of 2019 Monday, May 20, 2019 20:54 By JAMES KARIUKI Judges at Think Business awards feted Faulu as the 2019 Microfinance Bank that saw it take home several awards. The bank, represented by its Managing Director, Apollo Njoroge, Risk and Compliance
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Enterprise Firms shouldn’t cut marketing spend Monday, May 20, 2019 20:53 By MURORI KIUNGA In the last six years Kibe has been struggling to keep his business running. Debts have been increasing and sales erratic. During good times Kibe used to have several employees who would move across
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Enterprise Nakuru scribe ventures into online streaming Monday, May 20, 2019 20:52 By FRANCIS MUREITHI As devolution takes root, an enterprising youth in Nakuru town has turned the 14 devolved functions into an avenue to make money online by streaming live the activities through an online television platform. And
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Enterprise Kilifi women reap from hand-crafted gift items, clothes Monday, May 20, 2019 20:50 By EUNICE MURATHEBy DIANA MUTHEU Jenny Nuccio visited Mtepeni, a rural village in Kilifi County, and taught women how to sew. In the village most of the middle-aged women had never set foot in a
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Enterprise Ministry wants lower tax rates for small companies Monday, May 20, 2019 20:49 By CONSTANT MUNDA The trade ministry plans to initiate preliminary talks with the Treasury with a view to further easing the tax burden on micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) beyond income tax to free
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News Kenya headed for stable growth, healthy forex reserve, shows study Monday, May 20, 2019 20:36 By PAUL REDFERN Kenya’s economic growth is likely to increase to an average of six per cent throughout 2020 to 2023, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
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News Five banks launch Sh30,000 SME loans Monday, May 20, 2019 20:35 By BRIAN NGUGI Five commercial banks have unveiled a Central Bank of Kenya-backed loan facility targeting small businesses. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be allowed to access unsecured loans ranging between Sh30,000 and
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Economy Nairobi Hospital owners sue to dissolve its board Monday, May 20, 2019 20:14 By NASIBO KABALE Nairobi Hospital's shareholders are seeking court orders to dissolve the board of directors, saying it had failed in its mandate. Three members of the Kenya Hospital Association (KHA), the body
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Economy Parliament seeks view IEBC chiefs selection panel Monday, May 20, 2019 20:14 By GEORGE OMONDI Parliament has opened the proposed law on picking top electoral agency officials for public comment even as it seeks to bypass religious leaders in the process. The National Assembly’s Justice and Legal