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New York Is Relying on Office Conversions to Address Its Housing Crisis

A New York Times analysis shows that the pace of office-to-residential conversions like the former Pfizer building, where two steel columns buckled in July, has quickened sharply.

New York Is Relying on Office Conversions to Address Its Housing Crisis

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KRA tax burden: Why costly imports could hurt businesses and consumers

The uproar over the Kenya Revenue Authority’s new Ksh3.2 million customs benchmark for consolidated cargo has exposed a bigger question facing Kenya’s economy: how much more cost can businesses and…

  • Kenya Revenue Authority raised customs benchmark from Ksh2.5M to Ksh3.2M
  • Small importers uncertain about additional cost implications
  • Higher costs could lead to increased consumer prices

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