Reelanalytics senior researcher Enock Mokaya (left) and Marketing Society of Kenya CEO Edward Oswe during the launch of the 2020 Advertising Spends Report. Advertising expenditure dropped by Sh31.8 billion in 2020 as coronavirus muted revenues for firms, forcing them to slash operating expenses. The 2020 Advertising Spends report by Reelanalytics and Marketing Society of Kenya […]
KEY POINTS Top gainers of the day; Unga Group, Total Kenya, Crown Paints Kenya, Uchumi Supermarkets, and Umeme. Top losers were Trans-Century, Standard Group, Longhorn Publishers, Centum, and Carbacid. As the month of January snails to an end, Unga Group kicked off this week as the top gainer of the day with 8.29 percent at […]
KEY POINTS Top gainers of the day; Unga Group, Total Kenya, Crown Paints Kenya, Uchumi Supermarkets, and Umeme. Top losers were Trans-Century, Standard Group, Longhorn Publishers, Centum, and Carbacid. As the month of January snails to an end, Unga Group kicked off this week as the top gainer of the day with 8.29 percent at […]
Abstract Clinicians all around the world are currently experiencing a pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). Several therapeutic strategies have been used until now but, to date, there is no specific therapy to treat SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. In this study, we used canakinumab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin‐1 beta to improve […]
Superannuation fund HESTA has announced that it will increase its standard group insurance premiums for the second time in a year, effective March 01. HESTA’s standard insurance cover, which eligible members receive automatically upon signing up unless they make a decision to opt out, includes two units of income protection (IP) and death cover but […]
For the second time in a year, the $52 billion superannuation fund is increasing the total cost of its standard group insurance cover for members. HESTA’s standard insurance cover — which eligible members automatically receive upon signing up unless they make a choice — includes two units of the income protection (IP) and two units […]
Ongoing works at the Business Transformation Project that will entail convergence of all Standard Group newsroom operations across all platforms. It will involve the convergence of the commercial functions, the creation of a new organisational structure to reflect the new functions, processes and roles, change of titles, and appropriate alignment of support departments. Picture taken […]
Welcoming speech by Josip Heit, Chairman of the Board at GSB (One Monte Carlo Conference Centre, 2nd October 2020). © Fabbio Galatioto The world of cryptocurrency is likely to take a big step forward and the Principality seems to be the perfect place where to test innovation. This is why GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation […]
Advertising reaction from various brands was heavily dependent on the impact Covid-19 had on their sector. It will be exactly six months on 13, September since Kenya reported its first case of Covid-19 . Since then, it has been a whirlwind for brands and the media as they figure out what has now become the […]
In the new app, farmers share where they live, what crop they are growing, when, and how much they will harvest. Farmster and Standard Media Group have signed a deal to promote the “FarmKenya” App and SMS tool for local farmers and produce buyers to connect nationwide. Farmster is an Israeli tech company that runs […]
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