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The Government of Kenya is intensifying its lobbying efforts to secure the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This follows the recent imposition of a 10 percent tariff on textile exports to the United States. The move threatens to undermine years of export gains achieved under the AGOA framework and has raised concern among investors in Export Processing Zones (EPZ).
NAIROBI, Kenya – Tuesday, June 3, 2025
In an ongoing renewed push to support local manufacturing and revive Kenya’s ailing publishing and print industry, the Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Abubakar Hassan Abubakar continued his strategic engagement tour with key industry players in Nairobi last week.
Nairobi-Kenya-May, 28, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya – Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The government plans to initiate targeted reforms in Kenya’s publishing industry to promote investment in the sector. This followed a strategic meeting between the Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar and the leadership of the English Press Limited.
Nairobi, Kenya – May 26, 2025
In a concerted effort to bolster job creation and attract private investment, the State Department for Investment Promotion convened a joint consultative meeting bringing together Communication Personnel drawn from both the Ministries of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Ministry of Cooperatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MCOMSMEs) Development to streamline the communication strategy for the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) programme.
In a strategic move to deepen economic reforms and unlock greater investment flows, the Principal Secretary for the State Department for Investment Promotion, Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar convened a consultative meeting with senior representatives from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) and the Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA).
In a historic first visit to Kenya, His Excellency Dr. Alex Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, today led a high-level Finnish delegation to the Kenya-Finland Business Forum held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi. The event marked the first inaugural state visit by a Finnish President to Kenya, underscoring the deepening economic and diplomatic relations between the two nations.
In a historic first visit to Kenya, His Excellency Dr. Alex Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, today led a high-level Finnish delegation to the Kenya-Finland Business Forum held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi. The event marked the first inaugural state visit by a Finnish President to Kenya, underscoring the deepening economic and diplomatic relations between the two nations.