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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 - Kenya's economy grew by 4.6 percent in 2012 compared to 4.4 percent in 2011, according to this year's economic survey report released on Thursday. Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning Anne Waiguru who presided over the launch says the marginal improvement was driven by notable growth in agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, transport and communication. The performance was also supported by a stable macroeconomic environment, increased domestic demand and modest growth in credit. The agricultural sector recorded a growth of 3.8 percent from 1.5 percent in 2011 due to increased production in horticulture, tea and pyrethrum. "Value of marketed More...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 - The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology and the Kenya ICT Board, will host the regional Open Governance Partnership (OGP) Conference from May 29 to 30 in Mombasa. Permanent Secretary at More...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 - Equity Bank customers will now be able to transfer funds through their Visa cards without the recipients of the money being charged unlike in other money transfer services. Equity Bank launched More...
NAIROBI, Kenya May 22 - MTN Business says a consortium set up for the deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) infrastructure in the country will reduce data costs significantly. MTN Business Kenya Managing Director Tom Omariba More...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 - Vodafone has launched a report that shows growth in mobile technology will lead to companies in the emerging markets being able to save up to Sh2.5 trillion annually by the More...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 - Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the commencement of direct flights to Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, as it grows its presence in the Middle East. The More...
Liberia, Jan 22 - Liberian farmers who survived a 15-year civil war are now fighting lucrative property deals with Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil companies that threaten the land they live on, if not their More...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 - “For me employment was never an option after I cleared campus. I have never applied for a job and I hope I will never do that,” says the 29-year old More...
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