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The economy of Kenya is the largest by GDP in East and Central Africa. Agriculture is a major employer; the country traditionally exports tea and coffee and has more recently begun to export fresh flowers to Europe. The service industry is also a major economic driver. Additionally, Kenya is a member of the East African Community trading bloc.
Local automotive companies Mobius II. Kenya is currently attempting to completely build its own cars. After building its first car in the late 80's (the Nyayo Car), Kenya has a shot at the industry with Mobius Motors, which was founded in 2009. with KIBO Africa Limited, motorcycles have been rolling out from this local manufacturer.
Companies headquartered in Nairobi. The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi: East African Breweries. Equity Group Holdings Limited. Gulf African Bank. KCB Group Limited. Chem-labs Limited. Kenya Airports Authority. Cambrian Valuers Limited.
The trade balance fluctuates widely because Kenya's main exports are primary commodities subject to the effects of both world prices and weather. In 2005 Kenya's income from exports was about US$3.2 billion. The payment for imports was about US$5.7B, yielding a trade deficit of about US$2.5B.
Eddah Waceke Gachukia, Educationist, entrepreneur and co-founder of Riara Group of Schools. Eunice Njambi Mathu, Founder and editor-in-chief of Parents Africa Magazine. Gerishon Kamau Kirima, Real estate magnate. James Mwangi & Family. This is a family of Kenyan bankers. Their main businesses include investments in Equity Bank Group, as well as ...
Partly owned companies include Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited, dedicated to the cargo handling of perishable goods (51%-owned) and Tanzanian carrier Precision Air (41.23%-owned). Business trends. The key trends for the Kenya Airways group over recent years are shown below (to 31 March until 2017; periods ending 31 December thereafter):
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Kenya on 12 March 2020, [3] with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa .
With fashion contributing 1.3 million jobs to the U.K. economy alone and considering the fact that the industry is worth around $1.7 trillion globally, Hartley—who wore a vintage green off-the ...