by Hope Media | Dec 17, 2016 | BUSINESS NEWS, news
The number of tourists to Kenya grew by 16.1 percent in 2016 with tourists from the United States for the first time surpassing visitors from the UK. The American market grew by 16.4 percent compared to a 4 percent decline in tourists from the UK. In total,...
by Hope Media | Dec 17, 2016 | BUSINESS NEWS, news
Regional retail solutions provider Nakumatt Holdings has opened its 64th branch in Kigali, Rwanda. The new Nakumatt Kagugu Supermarket covering a shop floor space of more than 5,000square feet and located at Merez Centre Kagugu now pushes the retailer’s branch...
by Hope Media | Dec 15, 2016 | BUSINESS NEWS
The dollar surged against its peers Thursday and most Asian markets tumbled after the Federal Reserve indicated it will likely embark on a steeper path of interest rate hikes over the next year. Investors were sent scurrying on the prospect of tighter borrowing costs...
by Hope Media | Dec 15, 2016 | BUSINESS NEWS
More than 60 websites devoted to helping people illegally download films and television shows will be blocked in Australia, the country’s Federal Court ruled on Thursday, in a landmark victory for content providers. News Corp’s local cable TV company...
by Hope Media | Dec 15, 2016 | BUSINESS NEWS
A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain’s ambassador to the EU has privately told the government. The BBC understands Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers that the European consensus was that a deal might not be done...
by Hope Media | Dec 15, 2016 | BUSINESS NEWS
Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia said it was planning to acquire Deepfield, a small IP network analytics company based in the United States. The price of the deal was not disclosed. Deepfield was founded in 2011 and it has about 65 employees. The deal is...
