EQUITY BANK FUNDS 2,000 WINGS TO FLY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2022/2023...

2,000 academically promising scholars from needy backgrounds will benefit from comprehensive secondary school scholarships in the 2022/2023 Form One selection cycles fully funded by...

KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY AND KEROCHE BREWERIES LIMITED AGREE ON A TAX...

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Keroche Breweries Limited (Keroche) have reached an agreement on a payment plan on taxes owing, and not in...

CIC Insurance Group Plc 2021 Full-year performance

CIC Insurance Group Plc is pleased to report a Profit Before Tax of Kshs. 960 Million for the year 2021 compared to a loss before tax of Kshs. 80 Million recorded in 2020. This is a strong performance despite the devastating...

KRA records a 31% increase in the number of tax disputes...

Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) successfully resolved three hundred and nineteen (319) cases during the first half of this financial year, compared to two...

Standard Chartered – full year 2021 results

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited today releases its results for the year ended 31 December 2021.   Kariuki Ngari, Chief Executive Officer, said: “2021 was an exceptional...

KEBS approves new standards for accessibility for persons with disabilities

In a quest to address challenges experienced by physically challenged persons, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved new standards addressing accessibility to...

EQUITY BAGS TWO AWARDS AT THE VISA AWARDS 2021

Equity has won the Visa Top Acquiring Award as well as the Visa E-Commerce (Acquiring) Award during the Visa Awards 2021 ceremony. The two...

Saving for Retirement

By Michael Wanyeki- CIC Group Ag. Head of Retirement Benefits In Kenya, the current retirement age stands at 60 years but unfortunately most people...

Equity Group Launches Kshs. 678 billion (USD 6 Billion) Regional Private...

Equity Group Managing Director & CEO, Dr. James Mwangi (centre), Equity Group Director Strategy, Strategic Partnerships and Investor Relations, Brent Malahay (left) and Equity Group...

Science, technology, and innovation are Africa’s blueprint for accelerated development

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, has called for the establishment of an African Technology Development and Transfer...

Corteva Agriscience Leads Fight Against Above-Ground Maize Pests

Corteva Agriscience (www.Corteva.com) has officially introduced PowerCore™ technology to South Africa’s maize farmers. The solution is a new high-performing, herbicide-resistant seed trait that effectively...

African Metaverse set to Boost Economy and Create Employment

Africarare (Africarare.io), Africa’s first metaverse is set to unlock African creativity and connect Africa to the global digital economy. At an event in Johannesburg yesterday,...

Branch International picks Kenya as its Pan-African digital bank launchpad

Global digital financial solutions provider Branch International has outlined plans to roll out a true Pan-African digital bank with Kenya as the launch pad. Branch...

SAMSUNG FREESTYLE THE PORTABLE SCREEN FOR EVERYWHERE VIEWING

The Samsung Freestyle is the all-new portable screen and entertainment device that offers first-of-its-kind technology and flexibility to deliver optimal viewing and entertainment for...

Equity Launches Hackathon Open to The University of Nairobi and Meru...

Equity Group, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science...

Clickatell, a Global Leader in Chat Commerce, Secures $91 Million in...

Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), the CPaaS innovator and Chat Commerce leader, today announces it has secured $91 million in their Series C round. This round was...

Meta launches Reels on Facebook and New Ways for Creators to...

Meta (about.facebook.com/Meta) is expanding the availability of  Facebook Reels (https://bit.ly/3p8lc9w) for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Meta is...

MTIBA PARTNERS WITH KENYA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS (KAPH) TO BOOST...

M-TIBA has partnered with the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals (KAPH) in a bid to expand their healthcare financing capabilities through provision of financing...

MarketForce raises $40M Series A to Scale Up the Super App...

MarketForce (MarketForce360.com), the Nairobi-headquartered B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, announces the closing of a $40 million...

Absa Bank, AGF Unveil Ksh1.25 Billion Fund to Unlock Credit for...

Absa Bank Kenya Plc and African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have inked a Ksh1.25 billion Loan Portfolio Guarantee Facility to boost credit accessibility for local...