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Kenyan capital, Nairobi has been ranked 5th in terms of the number of dollar millionaires in Africa in a report by research firm New World Wealth and Henley & Partners. The latest Henley Global Citizens Report, which tracks private wealth migration trends worldwide, shows Nairobi has 5,000 high . . .

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry H E Sultan bin Rashid Al Chapter met with Deputy Minister of Trade and Industrialization of the Republic of Kenya H E Lawrence Karanja during the latter’s current visit to Qatar. During the meeting, the officials touched on the bilateral . . .

Kenya and Barbados have signed 3 key bilateral agreements for cooperation in aviation, environmental conservation, trade and investment. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley witnessed the signing of an air services agreement, a MoU on the development of the national bota . . .

Under the 3-year agreement, Swift Lab Limited, a Kenyan cargo drone company will manufacture and operate drones that can travel up to 70km and carry a payload of up to 4kg. “We want to invest in the production of drones, it is not only our obligation as government to invest in Kenyan technolo . . .

Britam Holdings Plc recorded a net profit of KSh 376.3 Million at the close of the 6 months ended on 30th June 2021 compared to a loss of KSh 1.6 Billion in the 1st half of last year. The Group also posted a pre-tax profit of KSh 647 Million at the end of 30th June 2021 compared to a pre-tax lo . . .