Financial markets played a major role in economic boom

Financial markets played a major role in economic boom

An employee makes notes in front of an electronic stock information screen inside the Nairobi Securities Exchange Ltd. (NSE), in Nairobi, 2015.[Riccardo Gangale/Bloomberg] For investors, Mwai Kibaki’s transformative ideas in the capital markets between 2002 and 2013 will surely outlive him. President Kibak i was many things to different people, but an admirable economist to […]

State's dividend earnings from listed companies fall by Sh27b

State’s dividend earnings from listed companies fall by Sh27b

An employee makes notes in front of an electronic stock information screen inside the Nairobi Securities Exchange Ltd. (NSE), in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. [Riccardo Gangale, Bloomberg] The government’s income from profits and dividends in listed companies fell to Sh45 billion in the 2020/2021 financial year , a 37 per cent drop […]

Airlines – the end of golden days or “the beginning of our third epoch”?

Airlines – the end of golden days or “the beginning of our third epoch”?

Airlines – the end of golden days or “the beginning of our third epoch”? 12/04/2022, by Yeoh Siew Hoon, in Corporate Travel, Destination Marketing, Distribution, Featured, Regions, Sectors “Traumatised, shocked and stunned, but we will get over it,” says Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark SO on the one hand, you have Peter Harbison, executive chairman, CAPA […]

Kenya budget: Limited support for Kenya Airways, ambitious tax targets

Kenya budget: Limited support for Kenya Airways, ambitious tax targets

Kenya’s Finance Minister Ukur Yatani presents the Government Budget for the 2022/23 fiscal year inside the Parliament buildings in Nairobi, Kenya April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi Kenya’s latest budget has not quenched the thirst for borrowing to finance infrastructure, and proposes a contentious way to arbitrate tax disputes. Kenya is projecting slower, but significant growth […]