Category: Business

Emirates’ announces new complimentary offers

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Emirates has launched three iconic offers for Kenyan travellers visiting Dubai. Joining a host of other added-value offers for Dubai getaways during Expo 2020, Emirates looks forward to ensuring a memorable experience for visitors in one of the world’s most-loved destinations. Whether returning to Dubai or visiting the city for the first time, Emirates’ passengers can enjoy three brand-new complimentary offers to Dubai’s world famous and most loved attractions: The iconic Burj Khalifa At The Top: See Dubai from the top of the world’s tallest building and take in panoramic views of…

Hotel reviews: Guests at English point Marina posts their bad experience online

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It costs a lot of money to stay in a nice hotel and go on vacation. A bad hotel can ruin an otherwise great trip and thus, it’s good for hospitality industries to offer their best for them to get good reviews online and attract more customers. As Christmas holiday just being around the corner, more guests are expected to tour places of happiness and they are mostly relying on google reviews to make a decision on where they will spend their holiday. However, there are several instances in the…

LG Electronics New CEO To Pursue Innovation In Key Growth Areas

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LG Electronics (LG) has today announced the appointment of William Cho, its Chief Strategy Officer, as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer effective December 1.   Mr. Cho ascends to the helm of the global consumer electronics giant at a time it is re-aligning its business portfolio to accelerate growth and innovation in key areas, focusing on customer value in pursuit and giving greater responsibility to each business unit.     As LG’s top strategist since 2019, Mr. Cho was responsible for establishing LG’s Business Incubation Center and fostering new…

NESCAFÉ 3in1 Creamy White launches ‘Changamkia Your Potential’ movement for Youth

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Nestlé has launched NESCAFÉ 3in1 Creamy White in Kenya a move backed by consumer research in which the product emerged as the preferred coffee mix recipe based on its creamy smoothness. The coffee mix, which is packaged in Kenya, will retail at Sh.15 per single serve sachet, making it the most affordable in its category. This pricing decision is informed by market data that indicates growing coffee consumption among the young urban population, which has a discerning palate and wants a quality creamy coffee that is accessible within their disposable…

Finance Expert-Erastus Kwaka Joins Crowe Global Board of Directors

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Erastus Kwaka Omolo, Managing Partner of Crowe Erastus Kenya, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Crowe Global one of the largest accounting networks in the world effective 1st January 2022 for a period of two years. Operating in 146 countries across the world, Crowe’s announcement reinforces their strategy to position the network for continued future growth through investment in their services and their people. Mr. Erastus brings to the Board two decades of experience in providing consulting services for corporate and individual clients in the Not for…

Tips on How To Manage Your Personal Finances Efficiently

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By Geoffrey Kiragu, Founder and Director, Lesedi Developers Limited Personal financial management is a formidable and an incessant task that can cause even the most economically perceptive individual to become confused or shortsighted. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a magic spell or a standard formula that allowed you never to have to worry about money or manage your finances again? Fact is, you do not necessarily have to have a well-paying job or a windfall of money to improve your personal finances. While that may not be realistic,…

ENGIE Mobisol Kenya rebrands to ENGIE Energy Access Kenya and launches new product brand – MySol

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Pay-As-You-Go solar industry announced a corporate change of name to ENGIE Energy Access Kenya (EEA Kenya). The company started operations in Kenya in 2016 serving mostly off-grid customers with high quality solar home systems (SHS) to power households and small businesses. In 2020, parent company ENGIE integrated ENGIE Mobisol with Fenix International, another SHS company and mini-grids provider, ENGIE PowerCorner under a new entity and name – ENGIE Energy Access. This integration puts the company in a unique position as the only energy player offering end to end off-grid energy solutions with both solar home systems…

Kenya Airways, Embraer and AFRAA partner to host Aviation Innovation Summit

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Kenya Airways (KQ), Embraer S.A and Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) are set to host summit to enhance intra African Trade. Dubbed “Africa Aviation and Travel Innovation” The three-day event will take place in Nairobi, under the theme: “Enhancing Intra-African Trade Through Aviation and Travel.” The Aviation innovation summit set for 22-24 November 2021 is designed to explore opportunities with local start-ups, small and medium-size enterprises to co-create innovative solutions with aviation stakeholders while contributing to the sustainable development of Africa. Allan Kilavuka, CEO, Kenya Airways said that the summit is an…

Micro –retailers Shaping the Digital Marketplace

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  Growth in online presence by micro-retailers presents a golden opportunity for players in the digital economy Online presence allows micro-retailers to scale without the need to invest in physical structures The forum emerged from the Smart Duka initiative which begun in 2015   Micro-retailers with an online presence offer a promising channel to distribute digital products and services, say industry pundits. Presentations at the Fifth Micro-Retail Stakeholder Forum, which was hosted by international nonprofit TechnoServe, found that micro-retailers are increasingly using online platforms to access credit, suppliers and sell…

Fintech Exinity launches a new trading service for retail clients in Kenya

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The Exinity Group is authorised and regulated in multiple jurisdictions, including by the Capital Markets Authority in Kenya, the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority in Abu Dhabi, and the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius.   Exinity, the new wealth engine with an ambition to unlock the value of risk-driven trading for ambitious individuals, today launched Exinity Trader in Kenya.   Exinity Trader, a trading platform, brings access to opportunities in equity, forex, and commodity markets with the promise of low trading costs and great customer support.   Exinity Trader is the first of…