ECONOMY
Kenya is the biggest economy in East Africa and most watched in sub-Saharan Africa, being the regional business hub. BT brings you comprehensive coverage of the various economic sectors.
Jubilee Holdings Net Profit up 17.58% to KSh 5.55Bn
Jubilee Holdings delivered a strong set of results in 2025 financial year, with double digit growth across key metrics and improved profitability, with...
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CBK Holds Benchmark Rate at 8.75% Amid Gulf Crisis Concerns
CBK(Central Bank of Kenya) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to maintain the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 8.75 percent, during its meeting held...
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Kenya’s March Inflation Rate Ups to 4.4%. How Prices of Individual Items Moved
Kenya’s March inflation figures edged up slightly to 4.4% compared to 4.3% in February as the Gulf Crisis begun to manifest in the...
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Kenya PMI Index Drops to 47.7 in March on Effects of Middle East War
Kenya Purchasing Managers Index(PMI) fell to 47.7 in March, down from 50.4 in February 2025, an indication of a deterioration in business operating...
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Nairobi Business Ventures Plc Issues Profit Drop Alert
Nairobi Business Ventures(NBV) Plc Board of Directors has issued a profit warning for the financial year ending March 2026. The listed NBV, which...
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Poverty Persists Despite Growth as Inequality Gap Remains Wide
Kenya’s economic growth is no longer lifting people out of poverty as effectively as it once did, raising fresh concerns about inequality and...
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Tea Industry in Kenya Earns KSh 218.8 Bn Despite Global Economic Shocks
The Tea Industry in Kenya earned KSh 218.79 billion in Exports, this performance propped up by radical reforms in the sector and expansion...
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SACCOs to Undergo Radical Reforms with New Bill
SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies) will soon have a new face if proposed amendments to the Sacco Societies Act, are passed into...
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