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ECONOMYSMART MONEY

Changing Face of Agency Banking in Uganda in the Wake of Covid-19

Considering the massive investment required to set up agency banking structures, Ugandan banks agreed to set up a shared agency network.

ChildFund Kenya Country Director Chege Ngugi www.businesstoday.co.ke
ECONOMY

ChildFund Pumps Sh64 Million Into Covid-19 Response

The contributions are intended to enable families access hygiene kits including hand-washing facilities and meet basic nutritional needs.

The iconic Kenyan Budget Briefcase. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani is expected to read the budget in July.
ECONOMY

Inside the FY 2020/2021 Sh2.7tr Budget

The government will have to borrow to pay salaries even as it struggles to find ways to finance development projects

ECONOMY

Analysts Question Treasury’s Overambitious Sh2.7 Trillion Budget

KRA once again tasked with the unenviable task of raising revenue from COVID-19 hit businesses

ECONOMY

770,000 Kenyans Lose Their Jobs in Three Months- KNBS

More Kenyans will lose their jobs in the coming months as economy continues to slow down

KEPSA CEO Carole Karuga with KEPSA Head of Policy Research & Analysis and Public-Private Dialogue Victor Ogalo. www.businesstoday.co.ke
ECONOMY

Pressure Mounts on Gov’t to Reopen The Economy

With Coronavirus giving little signs of abating anytime soon, private sector piles pressure on govt to ease wide ranging restrictions

Monetary Policy Committee
ECONOMY

CBK Maintains Base Lending Rate After Back to Back Cuts

CBK says its interventions have eased pressure on borrowers and allowed banks the wiggle room to manouvre

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ECONOMYOPINION

It’s Our Responsibility to Cushion the Country Against Covid-19

Evidently this pandemic has occasioned unprecedented suffering to humankind and a massive downward spiral of the world economy.

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