1. Credit Bank announces partnership with Nairobi Green Line Project

 Credit Bank today launched a new partnership with the Nairobi Green-Line Project that will see it contribute to the development of a forest border along the Nairobi National Park.  Under the “Theme;  Inspiring Humanity to Conserve the...

Saturday, 04 June 2011 | 4274 hits | Read more

2. Tea Board of Kenya picks KEBS for mark of origin implementation

Tea sector regulator Tea Board of Kenya, has appointed the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) as an implementation, audit and surveillance partner in the ongoing effort to formally implement a globally recognized mark of origin for Kenya tea. The...

Friday, 03 June 2011 | 4477 hits | 1 comment | Read more

3. Jubilee Insurance nominated for two Africa Business Awards

Jubilee Holdings Limited has received two key nominations at the 2011 Africa Business Awards. Chairman Mr Nizar Juma is a front runner in the coveted ‘Business Leader of the Year’ category, while Jubilee has also been shortlisted for the...

Friday, 03 June 2011 | 2391 hits | Read more

4. Africa Entrepreneurship Awards Launched

Legatum, a private international investment group, and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, today announced the launch of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship, one of the continent’s most prestigious business awards. For the...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | 2177 hits | Read more

5. Emirates Launches Lower Fares

Dubai-based international carrier Emirates Airline has announced a revision of fares for its key Nairobi-Dubai route. A return Economy class airfare to Dubai now starts at as low as USD595, an 18 per cent discount. The new fare is available for all...

Wednesday, 25 May 2011 | 2236 hits | Read more

6. Pensioners to receive monthly dues via Orange Money

Integrated mobile provider Telkom Kenya has today signed a partnership with Telposta Pension Scheme that will see the pensioner’s body dispatch its members’ dues through the revolutionary Orange Money service instead of using the conventional...

Monday, 23 May 2011 | 1963 hits | 2 comments | Read more

7. CMA lifts suspension of Uchumi Supermarkets at the Nairobi Stock Exchange

The Board of Directors of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the lifting of the suspension of Uchumi from listing on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). While confirming the approval, the CMA Chief Executive, Mrs Stella Kilonzo, said...

Thursday, 28 April 2011 | 2080 hits | 1 comment | Read more

8. Sankara Nairobi named in Conde Nast Traveller Hot list 2011.

Sankara Nairobi has earned a coveted spot on the Condé Nast Traveller Hot List for 2011, being ranked amongst only 65 of the most ‘extraordinary’ new hotels and resorts around the world. Lauding the hotel as ‘contemporary–luxury,...

Thursday, 21 April 2011 | 2795 hits | 1 comment | Read more

9. Tatu City shareholder launches land development partnership in Zambia

Renaissance Partners, the lead shareholder in the Tatu City development, have partnered with CDP Investments, a land investor and tourism company, to develop Roma Park, a 104-hectare multi-million-dollar mixed-use residential and commercial...

Monday, 18 April 2011 | 2591 hits | Read more

10. Emirates to begin flights to Geneva

Emirates will begin flights to Switzerland on 1st June 2011 with the launch of daily flights between Nairobi and Geneva via its Dubai hub. Geneva, one of the most important banking and financial cities in the world, will become Emirates’ 111th...

Friday, 15 April 2011 | 2520 hits | Read more