Category: Economy&Finance
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Billionaire Jane Wanjiru Michuki, the founder of Kimani and Michuki Advocates. PHOTO/Kimani and Michuki Billionaire Jane Wanjiru Michuki is the richest lawyer in Kenya with over 40 years of experience in the field. She has built a reputation in Kenya’s legal and financial sectors, combining her expertise as a corporate lawyer with investments that place…
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Photo collage of Donald Trump and Putin. PHOTO/BBC The United States, through U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a hardline approach toward countries purchasing Russian oil, threatening even more severe secondary sanctions and tariffs to intensify pressure on Moscow economically. The United States has long criticized countries that maintain trade relations with Russia, arguing…
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President William Ruto at the London Stock Exchange on July 2, 2025. PHOTO/PCS. For Kenyan businesses aiming to expand into international markets, the Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA) has introduced the Make It Kenya ePortal, a powerful tool and free online platform that connects local sellers with global buyers. The initiative, launched by…
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Female Silhouette Question Mark is a high-resolution transparent. PHOTO/Seekpng Billionaire Amarjeet Patel is one of Kenya’s wealthiest women, sitting on an empire worth more than $40 million (Ksh5.4 billion). Yet despite being listed by 2018 Knight Frank among the country’s top 23 women billionaires, she is a figure of quiet mystery, rarely seen in public…
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A photo of Russia President Vladimir Putin. PHOTO/BBC A senior advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the United States is plotting to use cryptocurrency to wipe out its massive $35 trillion national debt at the expense of the rest of the world. Anton Kobyakov issued the warning during the Eastern Economic Forum…
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Hyundai has announced billions of dollars of investment in US manufacturing. Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP Source: AFP Education is Your Right! Don’t Let Social Norms Hold You Back. Learn Online with TUKO. Enroll Now! Seoul said Sunday that negotiations with the United States to secure the release of South Korean workers detained in an…
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DP Kithure Kindiki has said the culture of employees wearing suits and ties to their workplaces is coming to an end. DP Kithure Kindiki has said the culture of employees wearing suits and ties to their workplaces is coming to an end. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said the culture of employees wearing suits and…
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HOL) — Ethiopia is preparing to fully inaugurate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam later this year, finalizing a project that has transformed the balance of power along the Nile and deepened a decade-long standoff with Egypt over water security. The $5 billion hydropower project, begun in 2011 on the Blue Nile…
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For years, 9mobile carried the weight of unmet promises in Nigeria’s telecom market. Patchy service, shrinking market share, and a revolving door of owners left it trailing far behind MTN, Airtel, and Globacom. Now, the company has shed its old name and emerged as T2 Mobile, with a recovery plan that leans on partnerships, fresh…
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The South African telecom landscape is set for a quiet but significant shift. Norway’s Link Mobility Group has secured unconditional approval from the South African Competition Commission to acquire SMSPortal, a local platform providing bulk text messaging services. The deal signals a strategic move for Link Mobility, which has yet to establish operations in South…