/-/539552/539552/-/4mvsag/-/index.html http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenyan-shilling-firms-as-end-month-dollar-demand-wanes/-/539552/1861608/-/13rv0dd/-/index.html The Kenyan shilling firmed early Friday, lifted by banks cutting their dollar positions ahead of the weekend as end-of-month demand for the US currency from importers waned. 2013-05-24T09:05:52Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenyans-lose-buying-power-as-economy-grows/-/539552/1861224/-/ddnuc1z/-/index.html Kenyan workers lost purchasing power last year even as favourable weather propelled economic growth to the rate of 4.6 per cent. 2013-05-23T18:39:04Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Economy-made-only-660000-jobs-in-one-year/-/539552/1861198/-/psjkkvz/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta and his team face a daunting task in delivering their pre-election pledge of one million jobs annually from an economy which generated only 659, 400 jobs last year. 2013-05-23T18:11:24Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Railways-share-of-cargo-dips-despite-growth-in-traffic/-/539552/1861192/-/v9sb9az/-/index.html Railway transport continued to lose the share of cargo business as importers preferred to use road transport. 2013-05-23T18:07:41Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenyans-make-fewer-crime-reports-to-police/-/539552/1861190/-/1f75oj/-/index.html The number of crimes reported to police last year rose a modest 2.8 per cent to stand at 77,852 despite the rise in outcry about the vice. 2013-05-23T18:05:54Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Pneumonia-beats-malaria-as-leading-cause-of-death/-/539552/1861184/-/br89ew/-/index.html Pneumonia overtook malaria last year as the main killer of Kenyans as cancer beat HIV/Aids in the death toll, the new Economic Survey reports. 2013-05-23T18:03:31Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/High-cost-of-living-erodes-households-ability-to-save/-/539552/1861174/-/e3ri6a/-/index.html High cost of living cut deeply into Kenyans’ disposable income which diminished their ability to save. 2013-05-23T17:59:11Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Agriculture-growth-restores-old-economy/-/539552/1861172/-/jyxshg/-/index.html Adequate rainfall and high commodity prices lifted agricultural out to a new high, restoring the sector’s position as the backbone of the Kenyan economy. 2013-05-23T17:57:50Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Gold-earnings-add-shine-to-mining-sector/-/539552/1861162/-/frofl/-/index.html Earnings from the mining sector grew by 30 per cent last year aided by increased inflows from export of gold, adding lustre to the new ministry in charge of minerals. 2013-05-23T17:52:53Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/State-spending-races-ahead-of-cautious-private-sector/-/539552/1861158/-/5o3dww/-/index.html Government expenditure grew by a fifth last year, underlining the importance of the State in creating demand in an economy that faced a slowdown in private sector spending. 2013-05-23T17:50:50Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenyans-spend-more-on-basic-commodities/-/539552/1861148/-/60qfj3z/-/index.html Kenyans spend more than half of their earnings on basic needs such as food, housing and clothing; leaving them with very little to save and invest in business. 2013-05-23T17:46:47Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Weak-global-economy-threatens-target/-/539552/1861144/-/897hh0/-/index.html A gloomy global economy hangs over President Kenyatta’s plan to lift the Kenyan economy back to seven per cent growth rate. 2013-05-23T17:43:58Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenyan-gets-second-foreign-funding-for-online-venture/-/539552/1861002/-/u4ux3bz/-/index.html A Kenyan accommodation guide website, SleepOut, has received a cash injection from a Dutch venture capital firm. 2013-05-23T15:44:13Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Centum-penalised-Sh50000-for-profit-warning-violation/-/539552/1860998/-/yeu4mpz/-/index.html The Capital Markets Authority fined Centum Investments Sh50,000 for its failure to issue a profit warning last year. 2013-05-23T15:42:58Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Agriculture-s-strong-growth-spurs-Kenya-economy-to-4-6pc/-/539552/1860646/-/ph0uf5/-/index.html Strong performance of agriculture and construction sectors helped Kenya to shrug off political risk at home and depressed global economy to record a modest growth of 4.6 per cent in 2012 compared to 4.4 the previous year. 2013-05-23T11:27:32Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Waiguru--Kenya-economy-to-grow-6pc-in-2013/-/539552/1860518/-/13dlr47/-/index.html The economy is expected to expand by about 6 per cent in 2013, up from 4.6 per cent last year, driven by growth in sectors like agriculture, the Devolution and Planning Cabinet secretary Anne Waiguru said on Thursday. 2013-05-23T09:09:08Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Flat-Kenyan-shilling-vulnerable-to-end-month-demand-for-dollars/-/539552/1860456/-/xx7e27z/-/index.html The Kenyan shilling was steady early on Thursday, remaining vulnerable to demand for dollars from importers needing to meet end-of-month commitments. 2013-05-23T08:17:36Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Foreigners-appetite-for-EABL-share-sustains-rally/-/539552/1859910/-/4f74b7z/-/index.html Foreign investors’ huge appetite for beer maker EABL’s shares saw the stock hit Sh334.5 billion market capitalisation in Wednesday’s trading. 2013-05-22T16:15:27Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CMA-sees-shift-in-fraudsters-target/-/539552/1859904/-/14s31g5z/-/index.html Fraudsters in the stock market are targeting wealthy investors in sophisticated theft schemes that involve stealing identities and selling shares using fake names. 2013-05-22T16:10:05Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Treasury-Sh100bn-short-of-revenue-target-in-third-quarter/-/539552/1859894/-/vtjqub/-/index.html The government was Sh100 billion short of its revenue target as at end of March, a report released by the Treasury shows. 2013-05-22T15:58:31Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-s-20-year-bond-yield-falls-to-12-98pc/-/539552/1859882/-/684fg6z/-/index.html The weighted average yield on Kenyan 20-year Treasury bond fell to 12.981 per cent at auction from 13.694 per cent at its last sale in January, the central bank said on Wednesday. 2013-05-22T15:49:27Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CBK-hits-back-at-Mweni-over-bonds-theft-case/-/539552/1859874/-/d1er4lz/-/index.html The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has termed as “serious and spurious” allegations that its staff stole treasury bonds worth Sh2.6 billion. 2013-05-22T15:43:36Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Why-investing-in-social-impact-is-the--new-venture-capital/-/539552/1859860/-/s3wn2v/-/index.html During the past century, governments and charitable organisations have mounted massive efforts to address social problems such as poverty. 2013-05-22T15:35:01Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Delameres-divide-Sh5bn-estate-in-succession-plan/-/539552/1859144/-/knpbw4z/-/index.html The Delamere family is for first time in more than 100 years subdividing its Sh5 billion Naivasha-based estate as part of a succession plan. 2013-05-21T18:26:35Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Real-estate-developers-top-loan-defaulters-list/-/539552/1859018/-/tpb2hkz/-/index.html The construction, building and real estate sector topped the list of sectors with biggest loan defaults in the first quarter of the year. 2013-05-21T16:21:19Z