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Africa's export growth promising

Nairobi, April 24 -- The 2024 Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report released by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) heralds promising prospects for global trade amid a heating competitive landscap... Read More


Five ways startups can impress investors during due diligence

Nairobi, April 24 -- In 2023, with $3.5 billion raised from 547 deals, African venture capital (VC) experienced a significant downturn. Year-on-year, total funding and deal count declined by 46 percen... Read More


Reform Kenya's intellectual property rights to reap benefits of innovation

Nairobi, April 24 -- Knowledge is the currency of innovation. When traded, it catalyses collaboration; when sold, it generates wealth; but when protected, it transforms ideas into assets. The theme o... Read More


Our specialists drive services and production; they deserve better pay

Nairobi, April 24 -- The high-level forum held at Bomas last week to discuss Kenya's wage bill made helpful resolutions. Let's now implement. However, I would have wished to see it revisit the matter ... Read More


Kenya seeks US support in fresh hunt for cheap loans

Nairobi, April 24 -- Kenya is now seeking the assistance of the US government to navigate through its cash crisis by accessing cheap loans from the global financial markets. Nairobi is seeking a sove... Read More


Washington Akumu: Gentle giant who stretched the limits of business journalism

Nairobi, April 24 -- Washington Akumu, who died on Tuesday in Nairobi, had always been a reserved person-or so most people thought-until that afternoon when he was appointed the business editor for th... Read More


Decision making: When to lean on your gut feeling

Nairobi, April 23 -- Over that past 11 years, this column has repeatedly discussed and warned business executives on the intricate dance between instinctive decision-making and deliberate strategic pl... Read More


Writing skills: The impact of effective writing on career growth

Nairobi, April 23 -- The legendary Albert Einstein opined that light travels faster than sound which is why most people appear bright until they speak. The average Kenyan professional often focuses mo... Read More


Re-imagining industrial policy

Nairobi, April 23 -- In the intricate dance of global progress, economic growth and innovation have long choreographed the steps of industrial policy. As the music shifts towards the urgent beats of s... Read More


Gen Francis Ogolla: How power of humility delivers transformative leadership

Nairobi, April 23 -- As the country mourns the Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya, General Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash that killed nine other officers and soldiers, the scene will for... Read More