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Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.0% in the second quarter of 2025, driven by expansion across Agriculture, Transportation and Storage, and Financial sectors, alongside Construction, Mining, and Quarrying activities.  Key Highlights  GDP expanded...

Automobile firm, Car and General, emerged as the top gainer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading session on October 6, 2025. The counter gained 7.8%, closing at KES 49.05. Express Kenya led the losers,...

The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to convene tomorrow, October 7, 2025, to determine the Central Bank Rate (CBR). Since January 2024, the MPC has reduced the CBR by...

Energy Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reports that Nairobi region, Kenya’s major economic and industrial hub, continues to dominate electricity consumption, accounting for 43.8% of the country’s energy usage in the financial year 2024/25. The region,...

Bond markets responded across Asian Markets with upward pressure on yields. Japan’s 30-year government bond yield rose over 10 basis points to 3.263%.