The Origins of Commercial Banking in Kenya

Kenya is rich in type, number and sophistication of financial institutions. The financial system consists of 42 commercial banks with over a thousand...

JUSTUS KIPRONO

ECONOMY SMART MONEY

Inside the VAT Pre-Populated Return System, KRA’s Simplified Way of Filing Returns

Individuals and businesses using iTax, TIMS, eTIMS and customs business systems will have an easier time filing returns via the newly introduced VAT...

BT Reporter

ECONOMY

EPRA Explains Reduced Fuel Prices For Dec-Jan Period

In what comes as a major relief for Kenyans, the government has announced new lower prices for fuel used by motorists and cooking...

BT Reporter

ECONOMY

Kenya Begins to Supply Power to Tanzania Through New Transmission Line

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has completed and energized the 400kV transmission line linking Kenya and Tanzania, marking a major step in enhancing...

BT Reporter

ECONOMY

EPRA Given New Green Certification Role by Global Renewable Energy Agency

The International Tracking Standard Foundation (I-TRACK Foundation) Board has appointed Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority ( EPRA) as the official local issuer of...

BT Correspondent

ECONOMY

KRA Revenue Collection Hits One Trillion-Shilling Mark

KRA revenue collection as at November 2023 has hit the one trillion shilling mark after collecting Ksh1.005 trillion as of 30th November, 2024.

BT Correspondent

ECONOMY

Inside the Newly-Created World Bank High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs

The World Bank Group under its work on poverty, has established a High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs that gathers a global cross-section of...

BT Reporter

ECONOMY TECHNOLOGY

Report Reveals Billions of Shillings Kenyans Earned From Google in 2023

Google products and services helped provide an estimated $900 million (about Ksh115 billion) of economic activity for businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators, and developers...