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Kenya
Business News: State woos Japanese investors into Special Economic zones
Kenya will work closely with the Japanese private sector in a bid to lure investment into the Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
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Kenya
Business: Financial sector posts slowest growth in five years as lending pace slows
The financial sector grew by 6.9 per cent in 2016, the slowest pace since 2012, according to the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data.
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Kenya
Business News: Economy grew 5.8 percent as 800,000 new jobs created in 2016
Economy grew by 5.8 percent in 2016 compared to 5.7 reported last year, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
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Kenya
Business News: KCB in a deal to promote quality education among needy students
KCB Foundation has signed a partnership with Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) that will see bright needy students living with disabilities access quality education under the Foundation's scholarship program.
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Kenya
Sci & Tech: Don't just throw money at it: Lessons on growing an online business
Ian Isherwood, the founder of Date Me Kenya, describes himself as a 31 year-old white Kenyan. Born and raised at the Coast, he gets a little annoyed when people keep asking where he is originally from.
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Kenya
Business News: KRA in out-of-court deal with firm in health ministry Sh5 billion scandal
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has brokered a deal with a firm said to be a beneficiary of the Sh5.3 billion Health ministry scam to withdraw a tax evasion case against it.
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Kenya
Business: Students develop app to curb Crime
Five Strathmore students and one from the University of Nairobi have developed a mobile applicationthat could revolutionise how Kenyans report crimes.
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Kenya
World Bank in fresh warning as Kenya’s debt hits Sh3.8 trn
A rapid build-up of public debt in the past four years has put the Kenyan economy at the risk of turbulence, the World Bank warned on Wednesday, adding its voice to rising concerns over the possible impact of heavy borrowing on the country’s future.
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USA
Korea's Car Shipments Rise amid Brisk Overseas Demand for Eco-friendly Models
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced on April 18 that the nation's car exports amounted to US$4.12 billion last month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago. With the March increase, the nation's car shipments rose for two consecutive months. The ministry said that the number of cars ...
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USA
AmorePacific Overtakes Chanel and LVMH, Ranking No. 7 Worldwide
AmorePacific Group became Korea's first cosmetic firm to be ranked within the world's top-ten beauty companies in sales terms. AmorePacific posted sales of about US$5.5 billion last year, ranking No. 7 among global beauty purveyors, exceeding those of LVMH and Chanel. The Korean company announced on April 17 that it ...