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East African Development Bank $13 Million Fund Targets Youth and Women

 The East African Development Bank (EADB) has announced the establishment of a USD 13 million fund dedicated to supporting youth and women-led enterprises...

Kenya Rental Houses in Runda
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Kenya Government Overhauls Rental Income Tax Law As Taxman Tightens Noose

Kenya has enacted new 2026 regulations that materially restructure the taxation of residential rental income for resident individuals. The changes remove prior expense...

Absa Bank Kenya CEO Abdi Mohamed (2nd from Left), Business Banking Director Renato D’souza (1st right), Avenue Leasing CEO Raj Shah, Hello Tractor Customer Esther Musyoki and Isuzu EA Director Regional Sales Kevin Ochieng during the relaunch
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Absa Bank Kenya Pumps KSh100m into Refreshed Asset Financing Product

Absa Bank Kenya has unveiled a revamped asset financing proposition aimed at deploying KSh 100 billion over the next three years to businesses...

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi
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Finance Bill 2026: What Kenyans Should Expect From New Finance Law

Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 marks a strategic shift in fiscal policy, with the government prioritising expansion of the tax base and structural reforms...

President Ruto Kalasha
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President Ruto Allocates 30pc of Government Advertising to Creatives

President William Ruto announced Saturday that 30% of government advertising spending will be directed to creative platforms such as TikTok, aiming to channel...

Mr. Johnstone Oltetia Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
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Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company Floats KSh3Bn Green Bond

Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company(KMRC), a state-owned mortgage outfit that offers affordable facilities to other lenders, has floated a KSh 3Billion Green Bond, the...

Airtel Money MD Anne Kinuthia Otieno and Absa Bank Kenya Business Banking Director Renato D’Souza signing the partnership
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Airtel Money and ABSA Bank Kenya Partner to Expand Digital Wallet Options for Small Businesses

Airtel Money has linked up with Absa Bank Kenya to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Kenya receive and manage digital payments...

Limuru Tea farm
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 Limuru Tea Pre-Tax Loss Deepens to KSh 50.02m

Limuru Tea, a listed agricultural firm, posted a pre-tax loss of KSh 50.02m from KSh 10.63m on rising labour costs. Net loss widened...

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