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How Africa can generate wealth from its data

Nairobi, July 6 -- Every day, the world generates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. Africa, home to 1.4 billion people and one of the fastest growing mobile populations on earth, contributes a significan... Read More


Why it is time to rethink employee benefits

Nairobi, July 6 -- For decades, employee benefits have formed part of an organisation's compensation package. Retirement benefits, life insurance, medical cover and wellness programmes have collectiv... Read More


Demand for faster data fuels investments by telcos

Nairobi, July 6 -- Internet service providers in Kenya are eyeing a windfall as rising demand for faster speeds and more broadband pushes data usage to new highs. New data from the Communications Aut... Read More


How two Russian daredevils became Kenya's unlikely brand envoys

Nairobi, July 6 -- It began, as so many Kenyan internet phenomena do, not in Nairobi but miles away, nearly 1,150 feet above New York City's Manhattan neighbourhood in the United States. Last Wednesd... Read More


NSE posts 19pc dollar returns in half year

Nairobi, July 6 -- Dollar investors in blue chip stocks at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) earned a return of 18.8 percent in the first half of the year, nearly matching local currency returns a... Read More


Supreme Court clears case against appointment of four CEOs

Nairobi, July 6 -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the hearing of a case challenging the appointment of chief executives at four state corporations over alleged ethnic marginalisation and di... Read More


MPs cap fees to sovereign wealth fund asset managers at 2 percent

Nairobi, July 6 -- The fee payable to external fund managers for managing assets under the planned Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) has been capped at two percent, in a bid to ensure prudent utilisation of... Read More


Court revives 'dead' firm to allow KRA collect Sh476m in taxes

Nairobi, July 6 -- The High Court has ordered the revival of a company that "died" six years ago to allow the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) pursue tax dues. The court directed the Registrar of Compan... Read More


Kenya's coffee sector must invest in the youth for its survival

Nairobi, July 6 -- Kenya produces some of the finest coffee in the world, but beneath the reputation is a sector under pressure. While climate change, competition and price volatility are significant ... Read More


CMA warns special funds on 'abnormal' returns promises

Nairobi, July 6 -- The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has warned managers of the fast-growing special funds against unethical marketing, including advertising of high returns but failing to provide s... Read More