Brian Ngugi
Writer at The Standard (Kenya)
Award Winning Journalist | IMF Annual Meetings Fellow 2024 | China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) Fellow 2025 | Global Economy & Diplomacy
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1 week ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
An exhibitor shows tea samples during the 2025 Toronto Tea Festival in Toronto, Canada, on Feb. 1, 2025. [Xinhua]A key tea festival has opened in China's mountainous Yunnan province, offering a close look at development strategies that could hold valuable lessons for Kenya as it seeks to boost the livelihoods of its crucial smallholder tea farmers.
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1 week ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge. [File, Standard]A showdown is brewing between commercial banks and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) over the State-backed proposals aimed at providing cash-strapped Kenyan borrowers with cheaper loans. Facts FirstContinue reading with your Standard INSiDER subscriptionGet StartedAlready have an account? Login
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2 weeks ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
From left: KCB Group CEO, Paul Russo, Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui and PAPSS CEO, Mike Ogbalu III, during the launch of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System in Nairobi, on February 27, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]Kenya's leading lenders KCB Group and Equity Group, are strategically aligning with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to capitalise on burgeoning intra-African trade.
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2 weeks ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
President William Ruto has wrapped up his state visit to China, during which he secured a series of agreements spanning infrastructure, healthcare, security, and trade. The visit marks a new phase in the growing ties between Kenya and China, especially in light of ongoing global trade tensions. The agreements, signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping, aim to further strengthen Kenya-China relations, with a particular focus on infrastructure development and economic benefits.
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3 weeks ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi |Kamau Muthoni
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is intensifying its crackdown on hidden charges in the pricing of loans with a landmark proposal that will, for the first time, compel mobile lenders to transparently outline all borrowing costs or face penalties. This came as local lenders moved to court to lock out the National Treasury from having a say in how they price their loans.
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