Studies have shown that firm’s financial performance is influenced by the business cycle. During boom times, firms and households commit larger proportions of their income flow to debt servicing with preference for leverage ...

Insurance companies as financial institutions play a significant role not only in the mobilisation of contractual savings but also in the efficient allocation of capital. Insurance companies depend on insurance premiums ...

The study is done to assess the effect of fuel taxes on fuel pricing in Kenya. In Kenya, taxes as a share of fuel prices are highest for petrol and lowest for kerosene. In Kenya petroleum accounts for 22 per cent of the ...

Informal Savings and Credit Groups (ISCG) are among the oldest and most prevalent savings institutions found in the world and play an important role in savings mobilization in many developing economies. Women face various ...

The national sub county treasuries in Kenya are responsible for managing public funds at the sub county level. To translate this responsibility into concrete reality, the national sub county treasuries employ internal ...

The promulgation of the new constitution in Kenya in 2010 brought forth new structures in the form of devolved governments. The new structure had the main purpose of ensuring that efficient delivery of services and every ...

The financial system is the main driver of economic growth and development of a nation. It facilitates the flow and allocation of funds in an economy. For the longest time, the conventional financial system has dominated ...

The globalization of the economy has led to retail supermarket opportunities in emerging markets. However, the Kenyan supermarket retailers face a dynamic retail environment highly challenging their financial performance. ...

The need for corporate training is growing day by day as technology advances. Organizations haven’t realised the need to incorporate corporate training into their system hence leading to stunted firms’ performance. Other ...

Financial innovation is considered to be a critical requirement for the growth and profitability of organizations. One of the ways to achieving growth and sustaining performance is to encourage and foster financial innovative ...