Kenya
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Gregory Brackenridge, Managing Director of CFC Stanbic Bank, talks to United World about the positive situation Kenya is living today and the bank’s quest to interpose itself “in the lifetime value of our customers” |
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Finance
 Dr James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Bank Kenya’s Equity Bank is the nation’s award-winning financial institution that is removing barriers for the unbanked to access services through mobile technologies
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Industry and Trade
 The Government’s reform efforts received international recognition and Kenya today enjoys peace and greater unity A stable democracy, ongoing political reform, a new constitution and a solid vision for the future are driving Kenya forward into a new and prosperous era
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The nation is undergoing a massive shift as the new constitution makes the Government more locally responsive and gives more power back to the people
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Officially launched in June 2008, the three-pillared Vision 2030 aims to move Kenyan industrialisation forward and improve quality of life
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In 2008, the new Ministry of Industrialisation set forth to lay the groundwork for a rising, industrialised middle-income nation
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 Half of KPC’s total storage capacity of around 612,000 cubic metres is centred in Mombasa The Kenya Pipeline Company constantly grows and improves its transport and storage infrastructure to better serve the region’s growing needs for refined petroleum products
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Energy
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To accelerate the development of the country’s vast geothermal potential to the full, the Government created the GDC, a one-stop shop for investors wanting to get involved at all levels
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Telecoms & ICT
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Pioneering ingenious mobile phone platforms, expanding internet access and plans to create East Africa’s new high-tech hub just outside Nairobi are making Kenya a nexus of ICT activity
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 Bob Collymore, CEO of Safaricom The mobile phone company has made a name for itself with customer-driven product innovation
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Agriculture
 The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa Kenya’s cooperative movement, formerly a cornerstone of the agricultural sector, is regaining momentum. It is improving management and providing farmers with a better chance to compete globally
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The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) is a state-owned development finance institution targeting individuals and groups engaged in the agricultural value chain.
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Cotton is one of the few cash crops that thrives well in the fragile arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, comprising some 80 per cent of the total land. It is a major potential source of employment, income generation and food security.
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H.E. DARWISH BIN ISMAIL AL BALUSHI
Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, Oman |
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H.E. DR. AHMED MOHAMMED SALEM AL-FUTAISI
Minister of Transport & Communications, Oman |
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H.E. YAHIA BIN SAID BIN ABDULLAH AL-JABRI
Chairman of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) |
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