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Nuova Zelanda
Stories of hardship and frustration inspire big-name drug summit
Arguments for cannabis law reform, and calls for politicians to stop "running scared", are expected at a drug summit in Wellington to be chaired by broadcaster Ali Mau.
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USA Kenya
Business: How many days will it take Zuckerberg to clear Kenya's Sh3.6 trillion public debt?
Zuckerberg has seen his net worth soar as the social network's stock price skyrockets. His real time net worth is US$59.8 billion (approximately Sh6.1 trillion)
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Ghana
Business: Ghana central bank will not finance budget deficit - regulator
Ghanaian lawmakers last year passed a law allowing the central bank to finance the deficit up to five per cent of the previous year's tax revenues, breaching terms of a $918 million (Sh91 billion) aid deal with the International Monetary Fund, which demanded that such funding be eliminated.
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Kenya
Business: One stop border post increases KRA revenue collection
KRA Western Kenya coordinator Kevin Safari said the post, opened in June 2016, had cut transit costs and delays, fueling traders' confidence in the East Africa's busiest corridor.
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Kenya
Business: Malindi tourism revival wraps on Giriama skirt
Kenya's tourism industry is also on a healing journey after a difficult period caused by insecurity, especially at the Coast, and stakeholders are seeking innovative ways to turn around its fortunes.
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Kenya Regno Unito
Business: Telkom Kenya making waves across Africa
The inaugural Companies to Inspire Africa' report by the London Stock Exchange Group identifies businesses across Africa with potential for growth.
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Kenya
Business: Wealth transfer in Kenya is more than meets the eye
It was an interesting article for several reasons. One, it went to some depth in trying to understand the popular issue of wealth accumulation in Kenya and, more particularly, the question of the legitimacy of methods used in that process.
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USA
Business: Kenyan economy in 2016, extrapolations into 2017
The effect of external forces on our economyfrom Brexit to the American elections is highlighted. What takes place in faraway lands affects us. Brexit or USA elections, is not just breaking news, it affects our well being. A strong US dollar or pound makes our currency weak, making our imports ...
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Kenya
Business: Kenya offers textile firms tax incentives to create jobs
Executives in the textiles industry said the changes included allowing them to sell 20 per cent of their annual production locally without sales taxes and without paying import duties on the materials and equipment used to produce the garments.
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Cina
Business: China's economy grows by 6.9 per cent
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the economy to expand 6.8 per cent in the first quarter, the same pace as in the fourth quarter of 2016.