Gearing Up The Gearbox: A Company With The Tools To Build Refined Prototypes For Your Conceptual Ideas
Erik Hersman one of the founders of iHub, a a TED Senior Fellow as well as a PopTech Faculty Fellow, writes: Perhaps one of the longest projects to come to fruition for me has been Gearbox. Over three years ago, a…
Oct 22 Morning Bell: Olympia Leads Gainers Whilst Total Drops At The NSE
An update on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) as at 11.45 am today. The winners Olympia Capital Holdings (OCH), Kenya Orchards Limited (ORCH), Car And General Kenya Limited (…
5 Things You Should Know This Morning – Oct 22
Treasury to pay tax refunds in January Treasury secretary Henry Rotich said plans are under way to pay KES 10 billion of the estimated KES 30 billion backlog in January and to finish the rest within the first quarter of the year. The settlements will be made by issuing the claimants with tradable…
Kenya Airways Goes Up and Down This Past Weekend
It was a long weekend in Kenya. From Friday, the next working day was Tuesday given that Monday was Mashujaa (heroes) day. Kenya Airways during the period was in the news for reasons both positive and neative. Lets start with the reported crash landing of a Kenya Airways plane: Kenya Airways…
Oct 21 NSE Closing Bell: Olympia Capital Doubles Price On Market Volatility
Olympia Capital Holdings (OCH) was today the top gainer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Its closing price was KES 7.40, a rise of 100% compared to last Friday’s price of KES 3.70. “The rise can be attributed to…
Oct 21 Morning Bell: Olympia Capital Up 89% At The NSE
An update on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) as at noon today, Olympia Capital Holdings (OCH) was exchanging at KES 7.00, a rise of 89.19% from last Friday’s closing price of KES 3.70. The winners Olympia Capital,…
5 Things You Should Know This Morning – Oct 21
Good times for depositors as Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) unveils new refund plan Governor Njuguna Ndung’u says CBK’s focus would now be directed to strengthening the deposit insurance design that will add value to the depositors and the financial system in general. He says the proposed measures, which are…
5 Things You Should Know This Morning – Oct 18
Airtel cleared for regional mobile money transfer Airtel Kenya -through its parent firm, Bharti – is set to start cross border mobile money transfer services in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda after receiving regulatory approvals from the Central Banks of the four countries. The first phase will be a pilot…
Oct 17 Closing Bell: Profit Taking Places Britam Among Top Decliners At The NSE
British American Investments Limited – Britam – (BRIT) ended today among the top losers at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Its closing price was KES 28.00, a drop of 2.61% compared to Thursday’s price of…
Oct 17 Morning Bell: NIC Bank Among The Top Decliners At The NSE
Today at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE): NIC Bank Limited (NIC) had shed 4.48% from yesterday’s closing price as at 11.15 am today. The lender was exchanging at KES 64.00 compared to Thursday’s close of KES…
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