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 day ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi |Macharia Kamau
President William Ruto during the signing of seven parliamentary Bills that will accelerate the achievement of our Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. [PHOTO HIRAM OMONDI/ PCS, 11/12/2024] President William Ruto yesterday signed the Finance Bill 2025 into law, introducing changes in tax administration aimed at increasing his embattled government’s revenue as the country grapples with mounting public debt and economic pressures.
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4 days ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
The expanded zero-tariff policy became effective in December 2024. [Courtesy] Kenya is increasingly pivoting towards Beijing, seeking to leverage China’s expanded zero-tariff trade policy to address a persistent and widening trade imbalance that has long favoured the Asian economic giant.
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4 days ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
Containers at the port of Mombasa. Conflict between Iran and Israel threatens to disrupt global trade routes. [File, Standard] Kenya is bracing for significant economic repercussions as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel threatens to disrupt global trade routes. This could unleash a fresh surge in fuel prices, a critical concern for the country heavily reliant on imports.
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4 days ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
The expanded zero-tariff policy became effective in December 2024. [Courtesy] Kenya is increasingly pivoting towards Beijing, seeking to leverage China’s expanded zero-tariff trade policy to address a persistent and widening trade imbalance that has long favoured the Asian economic giant.
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1 week ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi
President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. April 23, 2025. [Courtesy, PCS]China on Wednesday hinted that Kenya’s urgent request for a key financial cooperation pact is likely to succeed, a development that would bring relief to President William Ruto’s cash-strapped government, with the fiscal year ending in ten days.
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