Finding the business opportunity which will suit you best should never be a random process and always requires a sound strategy. Your plans must obviously take into account your skills and aptitudes, as well as your interests and previous experience. And while such an...

By BRIAN NGUGI Kenya has been ranked the third most attractive African market for private equity (PE) funding, indicating the huge promise in East Africa’s largest economy despite multiple challenges arising from a recent pile-up of public debt. Consultancy EY (Ernst...

Finance minister Matia Kasaija has said government has put on hold the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) venture and has instead turned attention to revamping the old metre-gauge railway network until unresolved issues with Kenya and China have been concluded. “It is...

By JOHN KAMAU There is excitement over the historic direct flight from Kenya to US, what is the economic significance of this milestone? The flight marks a historic moment in US — Kenya relations. The new flight will strengthen our people-to-people ties by making it...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now says that Kenya faces a moderate risk of debt distress. The fund has just raised its assessment of the chance of Kenya’s external debt distress to moderate from low, a situation it attributes to increasing refinancing risks...

By DOREEN WAINAINAH Soft drinks Company Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is expanding its sugar free range of beverages targeting increasingly health-conscious consumers. The company says it will next month introduce Fanta Zero adding to the existing Sprite Zero,...

By RICHARD QUEST Ironically, one of the reasons I came to Nairobi in the first place is the way I will be leaving it: Kenya Airways and its inaugural flight to New York this weekend. Today, I wanted to pay my first visit to the national airline’s headquarters and get...

Taku Dzimwasha In August 2018, Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, who founded one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in the world, launched a $10m prize for African information and communication technology (ICT) innovators in Africa. Ma received a rapturous reception in the...