My Money in My Twenties: Are You Ready to Move Out?
Moving in by yourself is one of the most exciting events in one’s life. The thought of finally being responsible for yourself and to live by your own rules is in describable; however, moving out before you are in a position to support yourself can be disastrous. A couple of things you may want to know before you leave.
Plans to Lower Call Rates Delayed
Plans to lower Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) – the amount of money an operator pays another operator when its subscribers call the other network – have been shelved till end of October pending the conclusion of a study on the effects of lowering the MTR. As…
Equity CEO gets Double Global Appointments
Equity Bank Group CEO Dr. James Mwangi has been appointed to the Global Agenda Council on New Economic Thinking which is a council of the World Economic Forum. The council is a global brain trust that will set the direction for global, regional and industry…
September's Take on Your Pocket
If figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) are anything to go by September should have been a horrible month financially when compared to August. September recorded a rise in the Consumer Price Indices (CPI) which was posted at 131.51 from 131.89…
Stocks We Are Watching Today
Here are the shares we will be closely watching in today’s trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange: See a summary of Friday’s share trading here. CFC Stanbic Rights – They’re having a rights issue that ends in 1 week’s time and the demand has been fluctuating with the last day…
8 Things you Should Know this Morning
1. How KDF Used Spy Planes to Seize Kisimayu Military officials conversant with how the capture of Kismayu was planned and executed yesterday told the Nation that covert intelligence gathering tactics and infiltration of the port city by special forces provided the best opportunity to attack the remaining Al-Shabaab stronghold in southern…
What is Business?
"Nothing personal, it's just business" Time and time again you hear this statement. Everyone is using these days. Just what is this business thing?
Contraception for Dummies
So, yes. You have sex. People do that. What's the most cost effective, and generally effective, way to make sure that you don't get a kid. Especially when you have no plans to get one anytime soon?
Which Telecommunication Operator Best Suits You
There are four competing mobile telephone operators in Kenya, Airtel, Orange, Yu and Safaricom. So how do you chose which one’s best for you? First you should review your call pattern and data usage to establish what are the important criteria for your needs. Factors such as network…
Economic Slowdown Persists
The latest statistics from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on gross domestic product (GDP) shows that the economic slowdown that started in the first quarter of 2012 has moved over again into the second quarter of this year. The report says that the economy expanded by 3.3%…
When Does Your Bank List You As a Defaulter?
For a while now, the media has been awash with statistics on how many people have been listed as defaulters with the credit reference bureau by various banks. What does it mean? Previously, customers would borrow a loan from bank A, refuse to pay and move on to bank B…
Doctor? There’s an App for That Too
What if you could monitor all your bodily functions with just the touch of a button? It may not be entirely possible now but scientists appear to be getting closer every day. With smartphone and tablet applications taking the market by storm, it pays to know how much…
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