BEYOND THE ETHIOPIAN INVESTMENT COMMISSION A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Ethiopia has spent the last several years building one of the most competitive manufacturing incentive regimes on the continent. As of …
Read MoreTHE EAC TWO-STEP A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Most founders think of their Rwandan company and their Kenyan company as two separate problems. In practice, if you get the structure right, …
Read MoreKIGALI BUILT THE RUNWAY A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Rwanda built its founders exceptionally well. Company registration in Kigali takes about six hours; the World Bank has scored Rwanda near the …
Read More“RWANDA IS OPEN” TO “KENYA IS READY” A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi “Rwanda is open for business” has been the country’s pitch to founders for years, and it has largely delivered: …
Read MoreMARITIME TRADE TO MALL OWNERSHIP A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi The journey is a familiar one for many Somali business families: capital built through maritime and cross-border trade, pooled between brothers, …
Read MoreFROM MOGADISHU TO EASTLEIGH TO HARAMBEE AVENUE A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Eastleigh alone is estimated to contribute around 30% of Nairobi County’s revenue, built almost entirely on Somali entrepreneurship and …
Read MoreNAIROBI OVER DUBAI A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Dubai has been the default answer for Somali diaspora capital for a generation, and it’s easy to see why: zero personal income tax, …
Read MoreTHE COMMONWEALTH EDGE A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Trade costs between Commonwealth countries run roughly 21% lower than trade with non-Commonwealth partners, according to the Commonwealth’s own trade body, a figure …
Read MoreFROM LONDON TO LAVINGTON A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi The African Continental Free Trade Area connects roughly 1.3 billion people across 54 countries with a combined GDP of about USD 3.4 …
Read MorePOST-BREXIT, PRE-OPPORTUNITY A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Kenya’s exports to the UK grew 64% between 2021 and 2024, reaching USD 1.43 billion, and Kenya has now posted a trade surplus with …
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