It is easier to do business in Kenya now, says KenInvest

The Kenya Investment Authority says changes in the regulatory and business environment will make Kenya the preferred FDI destination in the East African region.
Kenya attracted investments worth $470-million in the first half of this year, largely from foreign investors, data from the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) shows.
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Kenya's CfC Stanbic Bank's H1 profit jumps 37 pct

Kenya's CfC Stanbic Bank, the main business of CfC Holdings, posted a 36.5 percent jump in pretax profit for the first half of the year, it said on Monday, without disclosing any reasons for the rise.
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China bolsters Africa ties with $20b in loans

Beijing: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday offered $20 billion (Dh73.4 billion) in loans to African countries over the next three years, boosting a relationship that has been criticised by the West and given Beijing growing access to the resource-rich continent.
BRICS a forum for strengthening India-S Africa ties: diplomat

 India and South Africa enjoy a very close and cordial relationship and BRICS provide them with yet another opportunity for creating more networks, a top Indian diplomat has said.
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