Kenyan president calls for measures to curb high inflation

STORY: Kenyan president calls for measures to curb high inflation DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street shots in Nairobi 2. various of Kenya president at press conference 3. various of Telcos and banks executives 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President 5. various of street shots 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) PATRICK NJOROGE, Central bank governor, Kenya 7. various of street shots STORYLINE: Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday asked financial institutions to come up with a credit model that will allow small businesses to access affordable loans to cushion them from the harsh effects of high inflation. During a meeting with financial institutions, Ruto said lowering the cost of credit is part of multiple interventions to lower the cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1(English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President "I'm very confident that if we give shiku (common Kenyan) and her team and many of them in Kenya the opportunity to bo

Indian gov't asks telcos to prepare for 5G launch

STORY: Indian gov't asks telcos to prepare for 5G launch DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of mobile towers 3. various of mobile phone shops STORYLINE: India's federal telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday asked telecom operators to prepare for the launch of 5G in the South Asian country. According to the minister, the letters for spectrum assignment have been issued. "Spectrum assignment letter issued. Requesting telecommunications service providers (TSPs) to prepare for 5G launch," Vaishnaw in a brief update about 5G on social media said. India is in the final stage of rolling out high-speed 5G telecom services in the country. Earlier this month, the Indian government announced it had put 72,098 MHz (72 GHz) spectrum of 5G airwaves to auction. According to the federal ministry of communications, 51,236 MHz, or 51 GHz spectrum, which constitutes 71 percent of the total, has been sold a