Gross Domestic Product

Days of gross domestic products as indicator of progress numbered

Reading Time: 3 minutes DIANE COYLE  Criticisms of conventional indicators, particularly gross domestic product, have abounded for years. Environmentalists have pointed out that GDP omits […]

Treasury must do all to spur growth

Reading Time: 2 minutes The launch of the Economic Survey 2021 that painted a brighter future for the economy is welcome news on the […]

Mudavadi warns voters not to settle for ‘irritable’ leaders

Reading Time: 3 minutes Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi has cautioned Kenyans against electing persons he describes as ‘angry and easily irritable’ […]

Artists in Kenya fed up of getting the short end of the stick as regards appreciation of their work

Reading Time: 6 minutes When it comes to music, artistes have always found it challenging to sell their music in legal means and make […]

Experts warn on risks of States’s erratic tax policy

Reading Time: 2 minutes As Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani settles down after presenting the ambitious Sh3.6 trillion budget, experts warn that Kenya’s inconsistent […]

Challenge of digital solutions in agriculture

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nixon Mageka       Agriculture plays a significant role in Africa’s economy, contributing 32 per cent to the continent’s […]

Needed: Ties that bind manufacturing, agriculture

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mbugua Ng’ang’a Kenya needs to do much more than it already is to ensure the marriage between agriculture and manufacturing […]

15m Kenyans suffer from hunger pangs, 2019 report

Reading Time: 2 minutes At least 15.7 million Kenyans are suffering from chronic hunger and poor nutrition annually, the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019 […]

Jumia extends commission offer to local businesses

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jumia, a leading online retailer has extended its offer of giving a 50 per cent discount on commissions to local […]

Uhuru job as chair of African, Caribbean and Pacific well cut out

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya’s position as chair of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states puts the country in pole position to not […]