/business/news/-/1006/1006/-/nd8pia/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1412968/-/3heneyz/-/index.html More than 400 employees of Postal Corporation of Kenya could lose jobs if a government decision 2012-05-24T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Treasury+holding+back+rollout+of+high+speed+internet++says+PS/-/1006/1412948/-/13m4kxp/-/index.html Treasury is holding back the country’s plan to rollout high speed internet through the 4G network 2012-05-24T16:12:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Shortage+of+maize+triggers+price+rises/-/1006/1412834/-/tvjvbs/-/index.html Maize supplies are rapidly running out, triggering sharp price rises, a report released on Thursday 2012-05-24T15:10:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Jubilee+to+expand+to+15+African+countries/-/1006/1412828/-/yc86stz/-/index.html Jubilee Insurance will start operations in three new countries over the next two years, as it intensifies 2012-05-24T15:06:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Rains+promise+better+yields+for+tea+farmers/-/1006/1412746/-/jxj78v/-/index.html Things are looking up for the tea industry. Plantations that had been adversely affected by frost early this year 2012-05-24T14:26:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Banks+rival+under+public+glare/-/1006/1412170/-/yfq7l9z/-/index.html A decades-old rivalry between Family Bank and Equity Bank is playing out on the streets of Nairobi 2012-05-23T17:24:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nestle+and+NMG+enter+into+health+partnership/-/1006/1412152/-/73jb38z/-/index.html Nestle is entering into a partnership with Nation Media Group to enhance sensitisation on poor dietary habits 2012-05-23T17:18:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Process+to+hire+new+CCK+boss+begins/-/1006/1412144/-/1hhuru/-/index.html The ministry of Information will start the process of hiring a new Communications Commission of Kenya 2012-05-23T17:15:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Lafarge+has+last+word+on+its+shares+Bamburi+says/-/1006/1412136/-/oi7i1qz/-/index.html The decision on whether to sell shares in East African Portland Cement or not lies with Lafarge 2012-05-23T17:09:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Case+against+Co+op+Bank+reopened/-/1006/1411338/-/1cjujqz/-/index.html An appellate tribunal has reopened a case in which Co-operative Bank of Kenya’s former employees are demanding 2012-05-22T16:15:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Row+over+mobile+phone+termination+rates+headed+for+arbitration/-/1006/1411326/-/gmo93x/-/index.html The row surrounding termination rates in the telecoms sector is now headed for arbitration 2012-05-22T16:10:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenya+to+get+Sh37bn+for+power+project/-/1006/1411314/-/10furlhz/-/index.html Kenya’s effort to import power from Ethiopia got a boost on Tuesday, after World Bank advanced 2012-05-22T16:05:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Top+100+extends+its+reach+to+Rwanda/-/1006/1411296/-/155x16az/-/index.html The Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey has extended its reach to Rwanda 2012-05-22T15:57:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Public+private+partnership+Bill+tabled+in+Parliament+/-/1006/1410626/-/61dxme/-/index.html A Bill that seeks to make it easier for the private sector to participate in government projects was tabled in Parliament last week. 2012-05-21T17:16:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/KRA+could+impound+more+than+1000+cars/-/1006/1410618/-/9pwrhrz/-/index.html More than 1,000 ‘innocent’ vehicle owners could be forced to pay taxes for their vehicles or risk having them impounded if they are not paid in time. 2012-05-21T17:13:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/MPs+propose+ban+on+flood+irrigation/-/1006/1410356/-/kuxc1k/-/index.html Parliament’s Agriculture Committee on Monday proposed a ban on flood irrigation saying it was archaic 2012-05-21T13:05:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/MPs+want+Sh2bn+boost+for+National+Oil/-/1006/1410348/-/c79dv7z/-/index.html Members of Parliament have proposed a Sh2billion boost for the National Oil Corporation 2012-05-21T12:51:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1410236/-/3hg7m8z/-/index.html Motorists have a reason to smile at least for the next one month after National Oil reduced its pump prices 2012-05-21T08:22:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/EU+riles+African+trade+blocs++/-/1006/1409912/-/qvcj49z/-/index.html The European Development Fund (EDF) has been ineffective in delivering tangible economic development 2012-05-20T16:11:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/High+costs+hamper+move+to+digital+TV+/-/1006/1409836/-/6r7k3l/-/index.html Lack of affordable set-top boxes in the market has stood in the way of the country’s ambitious plan to completely migrate from analogue to digital television by the end of this year. 2012-05-20T15:22:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Facebook+stock+limps+into+Monday+/-/1006/1409834/-/qnrk24z/-/index.html Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut. 2012-05-20T15:18:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Coffee+prices+slump+for+third+week+/-/1006/1409832/-/vmxl0m/-/index.html Kenya’s coffee prices slumped for a third week in a row in what marketing agents say is a correction of last year’s high prices, which were witnessed in the international market. 2012-05-20T15:15:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Leadership+convention+to+be+held+next+week+/-/1006/1409830/-/bj5nqvz/-/index.html Business leaders, politicians and other high ranking individuals will next week be treated to a one day convention at Safari Park Hotel that will introduce them to new thinking and trends in leadership. 2012-05-20T15:13:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/KFA+raises+Sh330m+from+sale+of+assets+to+pay+loan+/-/1006/1409352/-/3406t6z/-/index.html The financially troubled Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) has raised Sh330 million from the sale of some of its assets to pay debts. 2012-05-19T15:11:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Airline+quits++Eldoret+Airport+as+volumes+of+cargo+decrease++/-/1006/1409334/-/vyi06x/-/index.html A cargo airline has stopped operating from Eldoret International Airport while another is making only one flight a week due to low freight volumes. 2012-05-19T14:55:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Sh1+4bn+set+aside+for+milk+pilot+programme+in+18+rural+schools+/-/1006/1409332/-/a3b8fnz/-/index.html A pilot school milk programme targeting 18 rural schools has been launched in Uasin Gishu and Nakuru counties. 2012-05-19T14:52:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1409316/-/3hvgwbz/-/index.html Faced with growing cases of fraud and theft by staff, commercial banks are seeking to have the criminal law amended to help in recovery of stolen money. 2012-05-19T14:43:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/After+flat+debut+Facebook+awaits+market+verdict/-/1006/1408950/-/1587mo4z/-/index.html Facebook stumbled on its first trading day as shares ended barely above the starting price, raising questions about what will happen to the share price when the Nasdaq reopens on Monday. 2012-05-19T05:46:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Tuskys+accounts+frozen+over+premises+deal+case+/-/1006/1408872/-/143tgvh/-/index.html A Nairobi court has stopped withdrawal of funds from Tuskys Supermarket’s bank accounts, held in six banks, until a suit filed by a business partner is heard and determined. 2012-05-18T19:00:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Angolas+economic+revival+bid+praised+/-/1006/1408740/-/h0arvr/-/index.html The International Monetary Fund has praised Angola’s actions to stabilise its economy after the 2008 financial crisis caused the price of oil, its main export, to plummet. 2012-05-18T17:29:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/No+foul+play+in+Sh150m+youth+fund+says+Kuscco+boss+/-/1006/1408738/-/hfn2l7/-/index.html The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives on Friday refuted claims that Sh150 million channelled through them by the Youth Enterprise Development Fund had been misappropriated. 2012-05-18T17:29:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Tourism+declines+slightly+amid+security+fears/-/1006/1408736/-/q8fxcvz/-/index.html Tourism arrivals declined marginally in the first quarter of 2012 following growing security fears that resulted in the issuance of travel advisories by some of Kenya’s key markets. 2012-05-18T17:29:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Facebook+sets+richest+tech+IPO+in+motion/-/1006/1408412/-/w5vl3l/-/index.html Facebook on Friday is to make the richest-ever share offering for a technology firm, raking in billions of dollars it could wield to dethrone Google as king of the Internet. 2012-05-18T06:40:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Teams+faults+its+service+provider/-/1006/1408078/-/rwbbry/-/index.html Teams, the government-backed submarine fibre-optic cable company, is headed for collision 2012-05-17T16:04:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/MPs+differ+during+questioning+over+a+tender+award/-/1006/1408028/-/b4o2kt/-/index.html Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy publicly differed on Thursday during a probe into a tender 2012-05-17T15:39:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/More+funds+needed+for+disease+free+zones/-/1006/1408024/-/hqts7jz/-/index.html More funding is needed for the creation of disease-free zones to boost meat exports, the ministry 2012-05-17T15:37:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Investors+flee+the+euro+for+the+dollar/-/1006/1408020/-/oxrnyoz/-/index.html The euro sank to a four-month low against the dollar Wednesday amid ongoing concerns that debt-wracked 2012-05-17T15:35:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/De+La+Rue+witness+cannot+be+traced/-/1006/1407250/-/k85bumz/-/index.html A key witness in the De La Rue money printing saga cannot be traced even with the help of police 2012-05-16T16:13:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Shilling+declines+for+seven+days+in+a+row/-/1006/1407236/-/v9v69b/-/index.html The shilling on Wednesday weakened against the dollar for the seventh consecutive day as foreign investors 2012-05-16T16:03:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/CIC+Insurance+gets+approval+to+list+on+the+NSE/-/1006/1407204/-/q1scl1z/-/index.html CIC Insurance received approval from the Capital Markets Authority on Wednesday to list 2012-05-16T15:10:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kiereini+defends+himself+over+CMC+funds+saga+scandal/-/1006/1407196/-/134x7fp/-/index.html Former CMC chairman Jeremiah Kiereini has come out to defend himself against involvement 2012-05-16T15:04:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Rates+set+to+fall+as+State+seeks+to+borrow+from+foreign+banks/-/1006/1406508/-/i706jez/-/index.html Borrowers could soon get a reprieve from the high interest rates, following the Government’s decision 2012-05-15T15:55:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Sugarcane+farmers+wary+of+new+seed+varieties/-/1006/1406500/-/q58ri1/-/index.html Sugarcane farmers in western Kenya zone are reluctant to take up new seed varieties 2012-05-15T15:51:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Brookside+to+pay+33pc+more+to+farmers/-/1006/1406490/-/nyxnc8z/-/index.html Dairy farmers delivering milk to Brookside depots could be a happy lot, following a 33 per cent raise 2012-05-15T15:48:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/SA+beating+Kenya+in+battle+for+visitors+/-/1006/1406206/-/962s1y/-/index.html Kenya is losing to South Africa in the battle to woo visitors from new markets in East Asia. 2012-05-15T11:58:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/ERC+raises+pump+prices+again+/-/1006/1406200/-/d73jg0/-/index.html Kenyan motorists are set for harder times after the energy regulator increases petrol prices for the second month running. 2012-05-14T17:52:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenya+increases+fuel+prices/-/1006/1405662/-/1570kmo/-/index.html The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday increased pump prices by margins 2012-05-14T14:23:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/State+urged+to+stop+wastage+of+resources/-/1006/1406216/-/abgw5u/-/index.html The Government should track spending in ministries, cut on wastage and direct resources to priority areas 2012-05-14T12:07:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Unpredictable+wage+rise+worries+employers+/-/1006/1406204/-/ynsucg/-/index.html The unpredictable rise in minimum wages makes it difficult for labour intensive companies to budget for their employees’ pay. 2012-05-14T11:56:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenya+third+in+foreign+investment+rise+report+/-/1006/1406202/-/qco4ny/-/index.html Kenya is third after South Africa and Morocco in the list of countries in Africa that attracted the most foreign Direct Investment projects in 2011. 2012-05-14T11:53:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Captain+tossed+from+troubled+Yahoo+ship/-/1006/1405474/-/l7sjv2/-/index.html Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down Sunday in the face of controversy about his 2012-05-14T09:43:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenya+sitting+on+untapped+raw+materials+says+report++/-/1006/1405044/-/li4g2x/-/index.html Kenya is sitting on untapped raw materials that are being shipped out of the country only to be imported back as finished goods 2012-05-13T15:25:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Expert+urges+debate+on+Facebooks+impact+/-/1006/1405040/-/kggdof/-/index.html Facebook’s big stock offering on Wall Street must be followed by an intensive debate on Main Street about social media’s powerful impact on children 2012-05-13T15:23:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kindaruma+dam+upgrade+on+its+last+lap+/-/1006/1405036/-/rtpdfm/-/index.html Nairobi residents could soon enjoy improved power supply once an upgrade of the Kindaruma power station that begun two years ago is complete. 2012-05-13T15:20:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenya+tops++Africa+in+mobile+payments+/-/1006/1405030/-/rf3932z/-/index.html Kenya ranks top in Africa in readiness to adopt mobile payments, a new report shows. 2012-05-13T15:17:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1405026/-/3hybihz/-/index.html New rules which will try to protect poor farmers in Africa’s historic land rights from acquisitions by large western multinational companies have been introduced by the United Nations. 2012-05-13T15:14:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/South+Africa+set+to+be+Kenyas+fastest+growing+tourist+market+/-/1006/1405022/-/7ropf2z/-/index.html The number of tourists visiting Kenya from South Africa grew by 28 per cent in the first three months of 2012 2012-05-13T15:11:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/No+respite+for+consumers+as+milk+prices+remain+high+++/-/1006/1404688/-/235v04/-/index.html One and a half months after the onset of the long rains, consumers are yet to see the shelf price of milk go down as was expected. 2012-05-12T17:01:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/SA+firm+to+invest+Sh200m+to+explore+minerals+in+Kwale+/-/1006/1404686/-/57tjsa/-/index.html South African mining firm Cortec has announced plans to invest a further $2.4 million (Sh200 million) to continue prospecting for rare earths and niobium in Kwale County. 2012-05-12T16:55:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Rifts+over+plan+to+create+umbrella+agriculture+agency+/-/1006/1404684/-/6g1hwe/-/index.html The proposed creation of an umbrella office to manage agriculture affairs in the country has run into fierce opposition that has sharply divided senior officials in the ministries of Agriculture and that of Livestock Development. 2012-05-12T16:48:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1404682/-/3hyuypz/-/index.html Akamba, East Africa’s oldest transport company, survived an attempt to close it down after the High Court rejected a petition seeking to wind it up. 2012-05-12T16:41:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/How+an+internal+family+matter+ended+up+in+court+/-/1006/1404226/-/o4pftkz/-/index.html The dispute among four brothers over the management of Tuskys Supermarket chain will be resolved out of court. 2012-05-11T19:00:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/The+tale+of+Kenyas+three+biggest+chain+of+supermarkets+/-/1006/1404224/-/me47e8/-/index.html Thirty years ago, the three families who shape the face of Kenya’s retail business were hardly noticeable. 2012-05-11T19:00:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Smart+city+plan+may+ease+traffic+hitches+in+Nairobi++/-/1006/1404194/-/3mkrf9/-/index.html Inability to manage existing infrastructure efficiently is what causes the many traffic problems in Kenya, a study has revealed. 2012-05-11T16:51:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Warm+up+to+GM+maize+meal+by+2014++/-/1006/1404192/-/2n53dr/-/index.html Kenyans could start consuming genetically modified maize by 2014, according to the National Biosafety Authority. 2012-05-11T16:51:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Drive+to+have+all+employers+enrol+with+pension+schemes+/-/1006/1404190/-/89bhe4/-/index.html Financial services provider Alexander Forbes wants the government to make it mandatory for employers to register their workers in pension schemes. 2012-05-11T16:51:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/1403466/-/3i0lwgz/-/index.html A 33 per cent increase in calling rates in October last year has cushioned Safaricom from a bigger drop in profitability, after it reported a 4 per cent decline. 2012-05-10T17:00:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Use+of+plastic+money+grows+40+per+cent+/-/1006/1403476/-/3c6hv/-/index.html The value of plastic card transactions in Kenya jumped 40 per cent to Sh214 billion in the first three months of 2012, despite rising insecurity and fraud cases. 2012-05-10T16:38:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Court+kick+starts+Tatu+City+cases+finally+++/-/1006/1403474/-/52cymvz/-/index.html A court has kick-started cases involving real estate firm Tatu City, offering hope that the seven cases which have been delaying a multi-billion real estate project may be concluded quickly. 2012-05-10T16:38:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Ray+of+hope+for+apparel+makers+/-/1006/1403468/-/plr6ge/-/index.html Apparel manufacturers on Thursday received a ray of hope for the extension of the African Growth and Opportunities Act 2012-05-10T16:38:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Safaricom+posts+a+4pc+dip+in+profits/-/1006/1402994/-/bxxnohz/-/index.html Safaricom has posted a Ksh 12.63 billion after-tax profit for the year ending March 2012, down from Ksh 13.16 billion last year. 2012-05-10T06:54:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Fresh+headache+for+policy+makers+as+import+bill+rises/-/1006/1402870/-/10tqnmtz/-/index.html Kenya’s ability to pay for its increasing imports continues to weaken with the widening in 2012-05-09T17:26:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nock+enters+deal+with+Japan+to+explore+for+oil/-/1006/1402862/-/xio3ba/-/index.html State-owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya (Nock) has entered into a deal with 2012-05-09T17:24:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Boda+boda+operators+could+soon+pay+taxes/-/1006/1402860/-/kg9f2ez/-/index.html Motorcycle operators commonly known as boda boda will soon be compelled to pay taxes and join savings 2012-05-09T17:22:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenya+Building+Society+back+in+business/-/1006/1402850/-/7mcupi/-/index.html Mortgage provider Housing Finance has revived its construction subsidiary, giving it headroom to tap into 2012-05-09T17:18:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Biwott+oil+firm+sold+to+Swiss+energy+company+in+share+deal/-/1006/1402044/-/n8nnwbz/-/index.html Key shareholders of oil marketer, Kenol Kobil, have struck an exclusive deal to sell a majority stake 2012-05-08T16:32:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nyaga+hard+pressed+to+explain+allocation+to+matatus/-/1006/1402040/-/12l83viz/-/index.html Cooperative minister Joseph Nyagah was on Tuesday hard pressed to explain why the matatu industry 2012-05-08T16:30:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Efforts+to+improve+lives+deterred+by+food+prices/-/1006/1402038/-/hom9gd/-/index.html Soaring international food prices have watered down efforts to improve living standards 2012-05-08T16:28:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Woes+of+the+Sudans+worry+World+Bank/-/1006/1402034/-/ddqkj9z/-/index.html The World Bank warned on Tuesday of its “deep concern” at the struggling economies of foes 2012-05-08T16:25:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/World+stocks+fall+on+Greek+French+votes+/-/1006/1401388/-/kvd0ne/-/index.html World stocks fell, the euro wavered and French borrowing rates rose on Monday on renewed uncertainties for eurozone debt policy after voters in Greece and France turned against austerity. 2012-05-07T16:56:32Z