AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoBPO Investment: Kenya’s data regulator met European call-centre operators to discuss investment and talent development, with EU talks on trusted data flows key to expanding outsourcing. Manufacturing Jobs: Konza’s first industrial investor has begun textile production as the technopolis targets 10,000 jobs and seeks more factories. Nature Finance: Two Kenyan firms joined a pan-African programme helping five nature-based businesses prepare to raise a combined $1.29 billion. Trade and Investment: In Moscow, President William Ruto urged Russia to invest in African manufacturing and value addition; Kenya’s 2025 exports to Russia were $52 million against $330 million in imports. Corporate Impact: Safaricom contributed about Sh1.25 trillion to Kenya’s economy and supported more than 1.4 million jobs in the year to March. Energy and Agriculture: Rehabilitation lifted Olkaria I geothermal plant capacity from 45MW to 63MW, while Kenya secured a Sh270 million grant for climate-resilient agriculture. Coffee: The latest Nairobi auction generated Sh1.01 billion from 21,636 bags.
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