Kenya's Formal Employment Surges to 3.2 Million Amid Shift Toward Services, Education
Formal wage employment in Kenya rose steadily from 2.74 million in 2020 to 3.21 million in 2024, reflecting broad-based growth across both private and public sectors,
Building Payment Systems That Work For Africa
Kenya’s payment landscape is shaped by mobile money, unreliable connectivity, and the need for simple, trustworthy systems. As businesses expand across Africa, fragmented payment ecosystems create new challenges. Platforms like AvadaPay offer unified, mobile-first, multi-country solutions built for these realities- enabling businesses to operate smoothly, build customer trust, and scale across markets.
A Stronger Africa Needs Stronger Investment Policies
Stable fiscal regimes, predictable contract terms, and anti-corruption measures help de-risk projects and give investors the confidence to commit long-term capital
Mastercard Boosts Africa Acceptance Network by 45% in 2025, Accelerating the Continent’s Digital Economy
Mastercard has grown its acceptance network across Africa by 45 per cent in 2025 – a major milestone that brings millions more consumers and small businesses into the continent’s fast-expanding digital economy.
Afreximbank Breaks Ground on New US$250mn Headquarters, Trade Center, in Egypt's New Capital
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Egypt’s New Capital
Why Green Investments Like Safaricom's New Bond Are Largely Tax-Free
Kenya is increasingly using tax incentives to accelerate green investments, with interest earned on qualifying green bonds often exempt from withholding tax. Safaricom’s latest green corporate bond demonstrates how issuers can leverage these incentives to offer higher net returns to investors while funding renewable-energy and sustainability projects.
AfDB's Partners to Replenish Fund with Record-Breaking US$ 11bn
The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank Group, has secured US $11 billion from 43 Partners
WPP Scangroup Issues Fourth Profit Warning in Five Years
WPP Scangroup has issued a profit warning saying group earnings for the year ending December 2025 will fall by at least 25% from 2024. Management cited weaker client spending, loss of a material account, lower interest income and restructuring costs above KSh 160 million. This marks a third consecutive profit warning and the fourth in five years. Recent results show unstable profitability, with profit after tax swinging back to a loss in 2024 after a brief recovery, underscoring persistent pressure on the group’s earnings base.
Retail Investors Take Center Stage as Safaricom’s Green Bond Lists on the NSE
Art as an Asset Class
Today, the global art market has matured into a multibillion-dollar industry attracting high-net-worth individuals, fund managers, and institutions.
Why a USD Agri-Industrial REIT Could Be Kenya’s Most Strategic New Asset Class
As investors search for USD income, real-asset protection, and measurable ESG impact, a new USD-denominated agri-industrial REIT anchored on food systems, storage, processing and logistics is emerging as a timely solution.
Airtel Africa, SpaceX Partner on Satellite-to-Cell Coverage
