BusinessDailyCompany Industry /Company%20Industry/-/539550/539550/-/urdgmfz/-/index.html Samsung challenges iPad with Galaxy Tab http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/1005108/-/14f52ce/-/index.html Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled the Galaxy Tab, its take on Apple Inc.’s iPad, as more technology companies trickle into the increasingly popular tablet market. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Nokia pushes for tax cut on handsets http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Nokia%20pushes%20for%20tax%20cut%20on%20handsets/-/539550/1005058/-/d3wlbxz/-/index.html Mobile handset manufacturer Nokia is lobbying East Africa member states to zero rate taxes on handsets as a means of boosting its sales and increasing penetration. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Kenya races to hit highest growth rate in three years http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Kenya%20races%20to%20hit%20highest%20growth%20rate%20in%20three%20years/-/539550/1005096/-/65923h/-/index.html Kenya is this year set to register the highest growth in three years, adding Sh72 billion into the economy and addressing the escalating youth unemployment crisis. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z NSE investors lose Sh53b in month of tense share trading http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/NSE%20investors%20lose%20Sh53b%20in%20month%20of%20tense%20share%20trading/-/539550/1005068/-/qq0d2kz/-/index.html Stock market investors have lost more than Sh50 billion in share price erosion at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) in the past month defying corporate Kenya’s tidy profits and successful conclusion of the August 4 vote on the new constitution. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Private varsities to admit State-sponsored students http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Private%20varsities%20to%20admit%20State%20sponsored%20students/-/539550/1005084/-/3vmkeoz/-/index.html Kenya’s private universities are eyeing a fresh income stream as the government seeks their services to help ease an admissions crisis in public institutions. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z E-waste policy to push up prices of electronics http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/E%20waste%20policy%20to%20push%20up%20prices%20of%20electronics/-/539550/1005038/-/3swol7z/-/index.html Radios, television sets and computers are set to become more expensive as the environmental agency prepares to implement rules for managing electronic waste in Kenya. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Transporters call for tougher laws to check overloading http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Transporters%20call%20for%20tougher%20laws%20to%20check%20overloading/-/539550/1005044/-/je31mm/-/index.html Transporters want the government to create legal measures to effectively curb overloading on Kenyan roads, saying the current laws are not weak. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Google set for more projects in Kenya http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Google%20set%20for%20more%20projects%20in%20Kenya/-/539550/1005064/-/13r153nz/-/index.html Global internet giant Google on Monday outlined a plan that will see the company deepen its involvement with local businesses, higher education institutions and local developers. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z KenolKobil overturns expulsion bid http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/KenolKobil%20overturns%20expulsion%20bid/-/539550/1004264/-/lfh0qj/-/index.html Oil marketer KenolKobil on Friday rushed to court for an injunction to secure its business from regulatory disruption after the ERC revoked its trading licence for non-compliance. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Kenya goods lose edge in rush for single trade bloc http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Kenya%20goods%20lose%20edge%20in%20rush%20for%20single%20trade%20bloc/-/539550/1004314/-/15mv01mz/-/index.html Kenyan firms are losing billions of shillings in their race to capture bigger slice of the regional market under the hurriedly-crafted pan African economic groupings, a new tracking device indicates. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Kenya asked to lead the way in counterfeits war http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Kenya%20asked%20to%20lead%20the%20way%20in%20counterfeits%20war/-/539550/1004268/-/w5gng7z/-/index.html Kenya has been challenged to use her intellectual property rights policy to curb rising cases of trade in counterfeits in the region. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z US move to boost sugar imports could raise prices http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/US%20move%20to%20boost%20sugar%20imports%20could%20raise%20prices/-/539550/1004276/-/jmp3gs/-/index.html A decision by US authorities to open its markets to more sugar imports is likely to strengthen the renewed rally in global prices of the commodity, analysts said, with consumers worldwide including Kenya expected to feel the pinch. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Kenya gets low-priced smartphone http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Kenya%20gets%20low%20priced%20smartphone/-/539550/1004304/-/rf069lz/-/index.html The quest for control of Kenya’s rapidly growing mobile Internet market has intensified with the launch by Chinese technology firm Huawei of a competitively priced smartphone that runs on Google’s Android operating system. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Safaricom, Zain cross paths over advert content http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Safaricom%20Zain%20cross%20paths%20over%20advert%20content/-/539550/1004258/-/ug0dt5z/-/index.html Safaricom has complained to the advertising authority over negative comments by rival Zain, underlining the intense battle for market share between mobile phone operators. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Wheat consumers pay the price for taxman’s war with importers http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Wheat%20consumers%20pay%20the%20price%20for%20taxmans%20war%20with%20importers/-/539550/1004284/-/15gdialz/-/index.html A protracted war over the rate of tax applicable on imported wheat is to blame for the ongoing turbulence in the pricing of wheat products, industry data shows. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Online client shift cuts travel agency revenue streams http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Online%20client%20shift%20cuts%20travel%20agency%20revenue%20streams/-/539550/1002540/-/w0ksx1z/-/index.html Travel agents are increasingly facing stiff competition from online payment platforms as more travellers shift their preference to cheaper and more convenient modes. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Can technology feed the world’s population? http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Can%20technology%20feed%20the%20worlds%20population/-/539550/1002654/-/wyqwaw/-/index.html Syngenta’s Michael Mack says the need to grow more food on the same amount of land is pressing, and that organic farming is not the answer; technology is. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Potato disease fuels food price inflation in urban areas http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Potato%20disease%20fuels%20food%20price%20inflation%20in%20urban%20areas/-/539550/1002564/-/pqqtt6z/-/index.html Fast food vendors in Nairobi are feeling the pinch of high potato prices. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Forum pushes for funds to bolster food security http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Forum%20pushes%20for%20funds%20to%20bolster%20food%20security/-/539550/1002532/-/wua13i/-/index.html The African Green Revolution Forum meeting in Accra, Ghana opened on Thursday with focus on agriculture financing to improve the lot of small-scale farmers. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Chevron buyout boosts Total Kenya’s profits http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Chevron%20buyout%20boosts%20Total%20Kenyas%20profits/-/539550/1002516/-/10bifcsz/-/index.html Total Kenya announced an eightfold increase in its half-year net profits helped by higher fuel prices and proceeds from Chevron Kenya, which the oil firm bought in June 2009. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z How new laws have changed beer market http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/How%20new%20laws%20have%20changed%20beer%20market/-/539550/1002586/-/dxtrac/-/index.html President Kibaki’s assent to the alcoholic drinks regulations is promising a near overhaul of Kenya’s liquor market and change the fortunes of hundreds of players in the manufacturing and marketing chain. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Kibaki price control snub tests new legislative order http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Kibaki%20price%20control%20snub%20tests%20new%20legislative%20order/-/539550/1001482/-/59bsp8z/-/index.html President Kibaki on Wednesday rejected a Bill that would have introduced price curbs on essential goods, leaving consumers at the mercy of market forces which have been blotted by greedy merchants, while endearing Kenya to investors. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z StanChart gives Sh5m to Top 100 SME survey http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/StanChart%20gives%20Sh5m%20to%20Top%20100%20SME%20survey/-/539550/1001450/-/13jjx40/-/index.html Standard Chartered Bank has given Sh5 million to the Top 100 mid-sized companies competition, which seeks to honour the fastest growing small and medium-sized firms in East Africa. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z Weak customs desk blamed for fake goods influx http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Weak%20customs%20desk%20blamed%20for%20fake%20goods%20influx/-/539550/1001454/-/8p95roz/-/index.html Weak verification of goods at points of entry has given unscrupulous traders a field day to flood Kenya with counterfeits, an industrialist has said. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z Ogilvy takeover drives demand for Scangroup shares http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Ogilvy%20takeover%20drives%20demand%20for%20Scangroup%20shares/-/539550/1001438/-/fpo3h/-/index.html Scangroup’s share price hit an all time high on Monday since the firm went public in 2006, buoyed by the takeover of its competitor Ogilvy Africa and rising media spend across East Africa. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z