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World Bank Argues KPLC Monopoly Good for Kenya
ECONOMY

World Bank Argues KPLC Monopoly Good for Kenya

Competition fosters economic welfare and makes markets work for development, the World Bank Group acknowledges, stating that it supports clients in promoting and...

World Bank funded programme
ECONOMY

Eight Universities Set to Reap Millions From World Bank Project

Formalisation of Kenya’s innovation and  entrepreneurship ecosystem has commenced with eight universities selected to train intermediary organisations among them  incubators,  accelerators, and rapid...

IFC Kenya - Affordable Housing
REAL ESTATE

IFC Invests Sh3B in Building 5,000 Affordable Houses in Kenya

IFC has concluded and signed an equity investment worth Ksh3.08 billion ($20.9 million) into International Housing Solutions (IHS) Kenya, a US-owned Southern African...

acess to finance in kenya - mobile accounts
OPINIONSMART MONEY

How Access To Finance Is Changing Lives In Africa

According to World Bank data, just 35% of people over the age of 14 in 28 sub-Saharan African countries had formal bank accounts in...

Equity Bank
BUSINESS

Equity Bank Named Africa SME Financier Of The Year

Equity Bank Awards: The Global SME Finance Awards provide an opportunity for financial institutions and fintech companies to showcase and share their good...

Safaricom Ethiopia Investors
BUSINESS

World Bank Formally Takes Up Stake In Safaricom Ethiopia

Safaricom Ethiopia is set to receive funds from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), members of the World...

The credit is is the second in a two-part series of Development Policy Operations (DPOs) initiated in 2020. [Photo/ GoK]
FEATURED STORY

Kenya Receives Ksh86B Loan From The World Bank

An overview of the loan indicates that it hinges on three pillars; investing in green energy technologies, improving fiscal and debt management, and...

BUSINESSECONOMY

Kenya Eyes Ksh23B World Bank Loan to Spur Food Production

Vutukuru spoke during a launch event for a five-year management strategy for migration and invasive pests and weeds.

UK-China trade relations
ECONOMYOPINION

British Companies’ Vote Of Confidence In UK-China Trade Relations

It is a story that is yet to be given the weight it deserves amid the political noises that oftentimes characterizes the discourse...