Rest and relaxation:OBGplus
A SINAMAR HOTEL APARTMENT Street 196 Al Jami Al Akbar Road Ghala Heights T: +968 2450 6414 booking@asinamarhotel.com www.asinamarhotel.com Rooms: 83 rooms, including double and twin rooms, and one-, two- and three bedroom suites. Business & Conference Facilities: Printer and fax machine available on site. Health & Leisure Facilities: Fully equipped fitness centre. Guest Services: Complimentary…
SECUREXPO EAST AFRICA 2020
SECUREXPO EAST AFRICA Securexpo East Africa is the largest and most established exhibition in the region, encompassing security, fire and safety. This year’s event will be held on 10-12 November 2020 at the new Sarit Exhibition Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The 2019 edition was our most successful to date: the show brought together a record-breaking 2,592 attendees over three exciting days…
What factors are influencing business sentiment in Africa?
Oxford Business Group’s Editor-in-Chief, Oliver Cornock, discusses the African perspectives of the Global CEO Survey with Regional Editor for Africa, Souhir Mzali.
OBG Global CEO survey 2020: Charting the risks and rewards faced by emerging markets
Oxford Business Group (OBG) began its CEO Survey in 2016 with the aim of giving our clients a handle on sentiment in the various markets we cover. Sentiment is of course intangible, but it is an all-important factor in the decisions business people and investors make when they weigh up their risk appetite. In turn, sentiment informs the level of confidence with which they view a market. It is also…
Kenya: Year in Review 2019OBGplus
Ongoing expansion in key sectors fuelled solid growth in Kenya in 2019, although rising debt continues to challenge economic performance. In 2019 the economy was projected to have grown by 5.6%, according to a review released by the IMF in October, down on the previous year’s expansion of 6.3%. This projection aligns broadly with the performance of the economy over the first three quarters of…
Hotels in OmanOBGplus
A SINAMAR HOTEL APARTMENT Street 196 Al Jami Al Akbar Road Ghala Heights T: +968 2450 6414 booking@asinamarhotel.com www.asinamarhotel.com Rooms: 83 rooms, including double and twin rooms, and one-, two- and three bedroom suites. Business & Conference Facilities: Printer and fax machine available on site. Health & Leisure Facilities: Fully equipped fitness centre. Guest Services:…
Business Daily PRINT: Why the stock market needs to be more open
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How will the removal of the interest rate cap shake up Kenya’s fintech ecosystem?OBGplus
In early November Kenya’s Parliament agreed to remove a cap on interest rates that had been in place since 2016. The limit was initially introduced to rein in high borrowing costs, but gave rise to a slowdown in lending and has been blamed for stymieing economic growth. Micro-, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) were particularly affected by the cap. “More than 80% of the businesses…
