THE fuel prices continue to skyrocket and it seems like nothing can be done about it. However, Eirik Trondsen, a Norwegian investor in renewable energy, believes the solution to the problem is currently growing wild, neglected in the fields countrywide.

In ongoing efforts to revive cotton farming in the country, the Kenya government has introduced a new cotton variety, Hart 89M.

A Swiss-based logging company operating in the Congo Basin has been accused of declaring losses in its local subsidiary to avoid being taxed while at the same time transferring immense amounts of cash into its offshore accounts.

Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC and head of MONUC has been on an official visit to North Kivu province since Monday 18 August 2008. This Wednesday 20 August, Mr. Doss officially launched the

A new book has thrown fresh light on the key dynamics of reforms. These include the facts that successful reforms often happen when new governments come into power, and when there are crises.

The Safaricom refund saga is a total mess. According to the latest statistics from the Central Bank, cheques for a whopping Sh1.67 billion have yet to be refunded.

INVESTORS and analysts tend to focus on distribution growth but do not necessarily pay enough attention to the actual quality of the underlying property portfolios of listed property companies and funds.

Kenya has identified trade and investment as key in resolving the socio-economic issues behind the post-election violence, deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta told businesspeople in Spain on Tuesday.

Controversy continues to dog Mumias Sugar even after the State's environment watchdog gave it the licence to embark on a multibillion-shiling project in the Tana Delta.

IT IS difficult to tell whether insiders are really bullish when they buy stock in the companies they manage.

OLD Mutual Investment Group SA's (Omigsa's) Alternative Investments has acquired a stake of more than 25% in credit management services group Real People on behalf of its clients.

Nigeria's recent private sector-led growth and vibrant capital markets with potentials for investors have placed it in a league of eight sub-Saharan African countries (outside South Africa), heading towards emerging market status, a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has

Central Bank of Kenya has moved to ease foreign exchange losses for regional investors and Kenyans abroad who are still waiting for their Safaricom initial public offering (IPO) refunds.

The job market of the Ghanaian economy would start witnessing 4,900 new vacancies as Foreign Direct Investments continue to announce their presence in the country.

SHARES in Dimension Data fluctuated between 726c and 750c yesterday after the company issued a trading update promising a strong financial performance when it issues its year-end results.

Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) has weathered the global economic downturn to release solid results.

Close to 19 months after the listing of its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange, Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd is happy that the market, brand value and worth of the company have significantly improved.

About 7,000 jobs will be created countrywide with the expansion of the "Nosso Super" supermarket network, under the Programme of Structuring of the System of Logistics and Distribution of Essential Commodities (Presild), underway since 2007.

THE Government has come up with strategies to reduce power losses, which cost the economy sh104b annually.

KYAMBOGO University has, in the last two years, sent 154 lecturers for further studies as part of its staff development programme.