Could Shares Have Made you Money This Year?
With 50,000 shillings, just how much would have made from the stock market from late last year? We play out this scenario using a selection of shares.
Emirates Half Year Profits up 68% as KQ Posts KES 4b Loss
Emirates has announced a half year net profit of KES 48.88 billion for the 6 months to 30th September 2012 riding on stable passenger numbers. In the same period, Kenya Airways, reported a KES 4.7 billion loss citing falling passenger numbers.
1 Million Hectolitres of Beer a Year From Keroche
Keroche Breweries Limited is constructing a 1 Million-a-year hectolitre brew house (250 hectolitres per brew) in order to introduce two new beer brands and meet demand for the existing two, Summit Larger and Summit malt. This comes at a time when brewer plans to raise its share of…
Battle of the Digital Migration: December Price Comparison
The communications industry regulator (CCK) postponed its self-imposed December 2012 national deadline for digital migration to after next year’s General Election. The high cost of acquiring set top boxes was cited as the prohibiting factor to the digital migration. Just how have the providers reacted to this?
Safaricom Wins CoG Awards
Just three weeks after winning KRA's tax race by emerging the top taxpayer in the country, Safaricom has won this year’s Champions of Governance Awards (CoG), with the mobile operator's CEO Bob Collymore being named the Chief Executive Officer of the Year.
Of British(American) Stocks
Last Friday, the performance at the bourse perked up with both major indices recording increased operation. The 20-share index closed at 4159.73 and the All-share at 92.94 points. Our focus today shall be on British-American Tobacco (BAT Kenya) and British-American Investments (Britam)….no relation. British American Tobacco – It’s been barely two…
Balancing Books May be More Important Than You Thought
I was terrible with accounts back in school. The numbers confused me, they never balanced or behaved and I never understood the point of all those ledgers and books. To this day, I still cannot make sense of it all, the details that is. I am, however, fully aware of the importance of the process and some of the reasons why a business must have a reliable accounting system. Are you?
From Britak to Britam: Why Did They Rebrand?
This article is part of a series sponsored by Britam “The new look will embody our corporate strength and growth potential, emphasizing our innovativeness, efficiency and reliable customer service.” – Britam Public Address When a famous brand decides to change…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Poll Shows that There May not Be a Run Off A new poll by research company Infotrak says Raila Odinga could clinch the presidency in the first round next year, depending on who he picks as his running mate. The poll…
JKIA'S Broken Promises and the Delayed Airport Expansion
The Kenya Airports Authority and JKIA promised to deliver quality customer service. Minor improvements have been made but they still have a long way to go.
Cost Cutting With Contraceptive Pills
Ther's more to contraceptive pills than meets the eye. They can actually save up to KES 200,000 in medical care.
The 5 best places in town to have a picnic
It’s time to up the ante. Take it to the next level. Time to show your partner you can change things up a bit, it does not always have to be the same thing all the time. Look at this as an opportunity to show how romantic you really are. And what, really, is more romantic than a picnic? (Maybe a skywritten proposal, but, I mean, let’s not be too picky)
The ultimate question is, where?
Is Kenya Ready for Climate Change Laws?
It's going to cost more than KES 1 billion to set up climate change procedures in Kenya. With millions of people living in abject poverty, is the country really equipped to deal with environmental issues?
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