/business/-/2560/2560/-/onenc5/-/index.html http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/What+impact+investing+needs/-/2560/1409132/-/y8co08z/-/index.html According to a new study, philanthropic support could “play a catalytic role in ways that investor capital cannot’ 2012-05-19T11:18:56Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Chinese+cars+getting+popular+in+Kenya/-/2560/1409130/-/3lsf2hz/-/index.html CHINESE CARS are making inroads into Kenya, riding on a low pricing allure 2012-05-19T11:17:00Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/IFC+to+increase+funds+to+small+businesses/-/2560/1409124/-/kgtcd7z/-/index.html IFC will use its local currency swap facility, meaning businesses will get loans in Rwandan Francs 2012-05-19T11:10:56Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Mobile+banking+takes+off+in+Rwanda/-/2560/1409122/-/wcg8wgz/-/index.html BANKS IN Rwanda are turning to mobile phones in an effort to improve service delivery and cut costs as competition intensifies. 2012-05-19T11:10:10Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Tanzania+under+pressure+to+free+capital+account/-/2560/1409118/-/q9i78u/-/index.html TANZANIA IS facing fresh pressure to open up its capital account to allow more investments from the East African Community partner states. 2012-05-19T11:09:06Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Floods+cost+Kenya+flower+sector++120m/-/2560/1409110/-/11ewjgt/-/index.html According to estimates, flower export earnings could fall by about 11pc this year due to harsh weather and a stronger local currency 2012-05-19T11:06:39Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Virgin+finds+Kenya+market+too+hard/-/2560/1409106/-/bnr4j7z/-/index.html The airline announced it would exit the Nairobi- London route on September 24 this year 2012-05-19T11:03:58Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Expansion+brings+cash++image+risks++for+Kenyan+banks/-/2560/1409100/-/hrrk4e/-/index.html Expansion is a huge risk for banks as problems in one market could adversely affect the other arms of business 2012-05-19T10:57:24Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Still+friends++in+spite+of+African+Fund+IMF/-/2560/1406282/-/y93vbfz/-/index.html THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund is prepared to work with Africa even after the African Union declared a plan to establish an African Monetary Fund to monitor the continent’s fiscal systems. 2012-05-15T13:00:27Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/AfDB+to+issue+bond+on+USE+later+this+year/-/2560/1404524/-/154p2v0z/-/index.html African Development Bank plans to issue a bond on the Ugandan Securities Exchange in the second half of this year, in local currency. The proceeds will be used to fund infrastructure projects in Uganda. 2012-05-12T11:33:28Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Ugandan+banks+on+a+roll/-/2560/1404516/-/12lan3uz/-/index.html Strong earnings in the second and third quarters of 2011 plus good returns on government securities boosted profits 2012-05-12T11:24:30Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Health+insurers+attract+PE+funds/-/2560/1404510/-/nn40u1z/-/index.html IMG recently received $3.2m from two equity funds and $5.5b from IFC, while AAR got $8.9m three years ago 2012-05-12T11:21:26Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Privately+armed+navies+to+protect+ships+off+Somalia+coast/-/2560/1404502/-/vstcrn/-/index.html Each vessel will have four crew, eight armed security personnel and inflatable speedboats 2012-05-12T11:18:50Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Safaricom+days+of+windfall+profits+appear+to+be+numbered/-/2560/1404492/-/redhymz/-/index.html Its first-half pre-tax profit dipped by 48 per cent for the second successive year, as ruinous price wars took their toll 2012-05-12T11:15:36Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Shell+buys+Cove+EA+exploration+interests/-/2560/1400094/-/5o9ih5z/-/index.html ROYAL DUTCH Shell has agreed to buy, in cash, the exploration interests of London based Cove Energy Plc, East Africa, for $1.8 billion. 2012-05-05T10:57:37Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Rwanda++Uganda++Kenya+lending+rates+remain+high/-/2560/1400092/-/1eqb8cz/-/index.html Analysts say the central banks of each country could bring down key lending rates from next month as inflation eases 2012-05-05T10:56:00Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/EA+currencies+face+new+threat/-/2560/1400090/-/t3r9wjz/-/index.html Reduction of assets by European banks before end of next year is likely to cause volatility in emerging markets 2012-05-05T10:54:25Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Mini+hydropower+projects+for+rural+Tanzania/-/2560/1400088/-/12olxajz/-/index.html SIX MINI-HYDROPOWER projects are to be constructed in rural Tanzania under a World Bank energy programme. 2012-05-05T10:53:34Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Firm+sets+up+database+on+PE+deals/-/2560/1400084/-/68y7an/-/index.html The promise of superior returns in the continent, and the rest of the emerging markets has been generating growing interest in recent days 2012-05-05T10:50:36Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Optimistic+Ogilvy+bets+on+Africa++Multinationals+and+buyouts/-/2560/1400080/-/jemj7vz/-/index.html These are expected to help the firm tighten its grip on the telecoms sector, especially the mobile telephony market — a big media spender 2012-05-05T10:46:28Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/SA+firm+buys+part+of+Uganda+SatNav/-/2560/1400076/-/vvqosn/-/index.html The deal, involving shares worth $2.1 million, will help the firm in its expansion drive in the east African region including South Sudan 2012-05-05T10:43:44Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Oil+firms+scramble+for+eight+new+offshore+blocks++in+Kenya/-/2560/1400072/-/3gkave/-/index.html The firms are expected to negotiate with the government for rights to explore acreage in water depths of 3,000 and 4,000 metres 2012-05-05T10:40:18Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/CEOs+Take+on+only+what+you+need+for+your+agenda++/-/2560/1395678/-/10y4wvi/-/index.html If you are acting as both CEO and chairman, your ability to manage a large number of direct reports will be somewhat constrained. Dividing the roles may allow you to take on more functional responsibility. 2012-04-28T11:58:19Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/four+worst+innovation+assassins+running+loose+in+corporations+/-/2560/1395676/-/i17450z/-/index.html The best companies manage innovation in a disciplined manner. They have dedicated budgets for it, with clear rules for how to obtain funding. 2012-04-28T11:57:30Z http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/How+retail+chains+can+expand+successfully+into+foreign+markets+/-/2560/1395672/-/vvr1v3z/-/index.html The process of building a network of stores to a profitable scale takes a long time and entails large investments that may not pay off for decades. 2012-04-28T11:55:55Z