Finance bill 2024: The Tax Policy Perspective | Business Redefined
In Nov 2023, the National Assembly Finance & Planning tabled its report on the draft National Tax Policy. Ever since, we have seen the medium-term revenue strategy 24/25 -26/27. The two documents are designed to chart a path towards a coherent & stable tax regime in Kenya. How is finance bill 2024 positioned within the context of the two documents? A step in the right direction or receding strides already made? This episode we delve deeper in the conversation with Edna Gitachu, Tax Lead, PWC Kenya.
Finance Bill 2024/ 2025 Committee Report
June 18, 2024
Financing Student Accommodation | Business Redefined
On the sidelines of President William Ruto's state visit to Washington DC, student accommodation developer, Acorn Holdings, tapped a Sh23.7 billion funding line from the US International Development Finance Corporation. Acorn Holdings looks to deploy this funding to increase its bed capacity by 250.0% over the next decade to 70,000. In this episode of Business Redefined, Julians Amboko sits down with the founder & CEO of the developer, Edward Kirathe, to discuss this funding.
June 4, 2024
Finance Bill 2024: The final submission | Business Redefined
On this episode, The National Assembly Finance & Planning closed the window for submission of memoranda of Finance Bill 2024 as public hearings kick off. The Institute of Economic Affairs will be first in the hearings. We have a one-on-one with Kwame Owino - CEO, Institute of Economic Affairs to delve deeper.
May 29, 2024
Inside the Finance Bill 2024 | Business Redefined
Kenya is on an ambitious mission to raise at least Kes 330.0 billion through a raft of new revenue raising measures in financial year 2024/25 courtesy of the Finance Bill 2024. This is a step up from the Kes 211.0 billion targeted for financial year 2023/24 courtesy of the Finance Act 2023.
The Finance Bill 2024 is your quintessential mixed bag.
On this special edition, conversation with Kuria Kimani, the Chairperson of the National Assembly's Finance & Planning Committee; indirect taxes specialist & founder of Alpha Tax and Business Advisory Services, Christine Kahema Muthui; & ICPAK (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya) Public Finance Committee Chairperson & Managing Partner at Ichiban Tax & Business Advisory LLP, Robert K. Waruiru FCPA(K) to discuss Finance Bill 2024.
May 17, 2024
Safaricom PLC FY 2024 Earnings | Business Redefined
This week conversation with Dilip Pal - CFO, Safaricom PLC, on Safaricom PLC's FY2024 earnings. On the agenda:
- Mpesa & Data - the volume & pricing game
- Ethiopia - inroads, revenue & capex
- Capital raisings plan
- Developments in payments
Budget estimates 2024/2025 - Supplementary budget II 2023/24 | Business Redefined
Supplementary budget II 2023/24 makes an attempt at trimming expenditure but lagging exchequer collections still push the deficit further away from the <5.0% of GDP target. Also, what can we expect in 2024/25 given the estimates put out?
May 9, 2024
Kenya's Banking Sector Retail Rush | Business Redefined
The retail rush in Kenya's banking sector & why even traditionally corporate & investment focused lenders are now going downstream for retail. One on One with Moses Muthui - Consumer Banking Director - Absa Bank Kenya
May 1, 2024
Prospects for Africa in 2024 | Business Redefined
On this episode, prospects for Africa's economy in 2024:
- Debt distress, global market access & looming risks from tensions in the Middle East
- East Africa as an outperformer (200.0bps above SSA), what are the drivers?
- Inflation, foreign exchange & monetary policy divergence
Africa's Economic Pulse | Business Redefined
This week we delve into a discussion with World Bank's Chief Economist for Africa:
- Developments in the Middle East & implications for Africa
- The annual Spring Meetings. Any hopes for tangible outcomes on resolution of debt distress?
- The FX clawback by a number of currencies in Africa. Here to stay or passing cloud?
- Over a dozen elections in 2024, political risk & just how much the domestic revenue mobilisation agenda can be pushed in a heavily 'political year'