Development
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Women Entrepreneurship: An Integrated Approach |
| Comprehensive targeting of women with tailored policies and program measures leads to a higher level of performance of women owned enterprises.... |
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Creating Wealth through Clan Networks |
| Social experiments and community based household enterprises should not ignore inspiration from cultural trends. Rural communities should capitalize on social capital and networks to make their business enterprises succeed.... |
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Small Micro Enterprises: Financers Playing the Ostrich? |
| A majority of job seekers are familiar with the frustrating ‘working experience’ requirement featured prominently in the adverts. To further complicate the job access probability, they insist that one must have satisfactorily served under a certain job group so as to be considered to the advertised post... |
Q&A
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Conferring Business Capacity to Young Minds |
| The Kenyan education system offers an exam-centric approach to learning. Children have to endure long hours of rigorous schooling, cramming and memorization. Success is defined by attainment of white color jobs. The more westernized one is, the more educated he is perceived to be.... |
Profiles
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History of Algiers |
| Founded in 1200 BC by Phoenicians, Algiers was first a trading post called "Icosium". In myths, Icosium is thought to have been established by 20 friends of the legendary hero Hercules.... |
Finance and Banking
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The Shift in Economic Focus |
| Other than shy away from investing after the suspension of Uchumi, investors emerged stronger and ready to invest in a systemic way that would limit related losses. Investors are now interested in knowing the core businesses of the 47 listed companies.... |
News Round Up
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Elections after 40 Years in Congo |
| Millions of Congolese flocked to vote in their first free elections in four decades hoping to put an end to years of war, corruption and chaos that have brought the mineral-rich African giant to its knees.... |
Book Review
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Agricultural Investment in Eastern Kenya |
| The authors provide very good recommendations which if implemented can change the region for the better. Apart from exploring successful lessons and practices gleaned from other parts of the world, the recommendations mostly revolve around the suggestions given by all the stakeholders hence implementation would not be a problem.... |
Announcement
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Annual IREN High School Debate Competition on Development Issues |
| It’s true that Economics is one of the subjects taught in the Kenyan schools. The bad news is that many students tend to shy away from it with the belief that it is a difficult subject. For those who opt to study it, the emphasis is on rote learning hence denying them the opportunity to see how these principles apply to their actual day-to-day lives.... |
