L’agricoltura è il pilastro dell’economia del Kenya contribuendo direttamente per il 24% del Prodotto Interno lordo (PIL) del paese. Il settore rappresenta il 65% del totale delle esportazioni del Kenya e fornisce oltre il 70% del lavoro informale nelle aree rurali. Pertanto, il settore agricolo è non solo il pilastro dell’economia del Kenya, ma anche Read more about Kenya : Il settore del tè e nuovi mercati[…]
Un approfondimento sulle opportunità di sviluppo e business in Kenya grazie al piano governativo Vision 2030. La necessità di nuove tecnologie, anche per affrontare emergenze dovute alla siccità che da mesi sta colpendo il Paese, può divenire un’opportunità per le imprese italiane che operano nei settori di tecnologie innovative legate alla gestione delle risorse agricole, Read more about Kenya: siccità, progetti e opportunità per le nuove tecnologie[…]
Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways has started exporting cut flowers to Australia as it looks to diversify its revenue streams. According to a market research conducted, Sydney and Melbourne were identified as key markets for Kenyan flowers. KQ Cargo is targeting to lift over 30 tonnes of flowers into Australia per month as part of Read more about News from Kenya: Kenya Airways starts flower exports to Australia[…]
One Kenyan bank decided to expand to Uganda: it’s a neighboring country., and you can get there in one hour. Before becoming a Pan-African bank, it made sense for them to become an Eastern African one. The bank enjoyed momentum in Kenya, and the management team took for granted that the brand would be embraced by Ugandans with the same enthusiasm as Read more about IESE Business School – Internationalisation in East Africa[…]
Rwanda has demonstrated consistent strong performance in the World Bank Doing Business Rankings in recent years with good progress made across all the key indicators. Following significant changes to the methodology of the World Bank Doing Business Report, Rwanda has been ranked 46th out of 189 countries in the 2015 report. This presents a strong Read more about NEWS FROM RWANDA – RWANDA AMONG TOP 3 EASIEST COUNTRIES TO DO BUSINESS[…]
Stock exchanges in Africa must integrate trading systems and innovative to attract more investors and help deepen as well as widen the economic integration process in Africa. The move will also promote the movement of capital across the continent, increase investment opportunities and encourage optimum financing for firms, irrespective of where they come from, experts Read more about News from the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) conference held in Kigali, Rwanda[…]
THE Tanganyika Instant Coffee (TANICA) has registered 104.7m/- profit, which is 24.7 per cent up compared to 83.7m/- recorded last season. This was said by the TANICA General Manager, Mr Leonidace Ishansha, during the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Bukoba over the weekend. He informed the shareholders that production of instant coffee increased Read more about NEWS FROM TANZANIA – The Tanganyika Instant Coffee (TANICA)[…]
The Commercial Bank of Africa plans to launch its mobile banking service M-Shwari in Ivory Coast in quarter three of next year, becoming the first Kenyan lender to venture into West Africa. The lender says its expansion into Ivory Coast will be in partnership with MTN, the South African telecom with whom it already collaborates Read more about News from KENYA – Commercial Bank of Africa to launch M-Shwari loan service in Ivory Coast next year[…]