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Nairobi is the business and financial centre of Kenya. This is highlighted by the number of companies and organizations headquartered in the city.

Companies headquartered in Nairobi

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The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi:

International companies with African headquarters in Nairobi

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The following is a list of multinational companies and organizations, with their African (continent-wide or regional) headquarters in Nairobi:

Organization Office location in Nairobi Region covered Reference
Taiwan Asus East Africa [1]
China AVIC International Westlands Africa [2]
Germany BASF Ruaraka Sub-Saharan Africa [3]
China Bank of China Kilimani East Africa [4]
India Bharti Airtel Africa [5]
United States United Nations Gigiri Africa [6]
Canada BlackBerry Ltd East Africa and Central Africa [7]
Germany Bosch East Africa [8]
United States Cisco Systems Upper Hill East Africa [9]
United States Chartis Westlands Africa [10]
China China-Africa Development Fund East Africa [11]
China China Central Television Hurlingham Africa [12]
China China Daily CBD Africa [13]
China China Radio International Hurlingham Africa [12]
United States Coca-Cola Upper Hill Africa [14]
United Kingdom Diageo Africa [15]
Norway Eltek Upper Hill Sub-Saharan Africa [16]
United Arab Emirates GEMS Education Langata Africa [17]
United States General Electric Westlands Africa [18]
European Union GSM Association Upper Hill Africa [19]
Germany Hapag-Lloyd East Africa [20][21]
Netherlands Heineken High Ridge East Africa and the Indian Ocean [22]
United States Hill International Sub Saharan Africa [23]
China Huawei Upper Hill East Africa [24]
United States IBM Africa [25]
United Nations ICAO Gigiri East Africa and Southern Africa [26]
United States IMF Upper Hill Africa [27]
United States Intel Corporation Westlands East Africa [28]
United Kingdom ITF Westlands Africa [29]
Switzerland IUCN Mukoma East Africa [30]
Norway Jotun East and Central Africa [31]
Russia Kaspersky Lab East Africa [32]
United States Kiva Africa [33]
South Korea LG Westlands East Africa and Indian Ocean [34]
United States MasterCard East Africa [35]
Germany Merck KGaA Africa [36]
Japan Mitsubishi Motors Africa [37]
United States Motorola Solutions Sub-Saharan Africa [38]
Switzerland Nestlé East Africa, Central Africa and West Africa [39]
India NIIT East Africa and Central Africa [40]
Finland Nokia East Africa [41]
Finland Nokia Research Hub Africa, India and the Middle East [42]
Switzerland Panalpina East Africa [43]
United States Pfizer Industrial Area East Africa [44]
United States Qualcomm Sub-Saharan Africa [45]
United States Rockefeller Foundation Upper Hill Africa [46]
Switzerland Red Cross [47]
United States RTI International Westlands Africa [48]
United Kingdom Sage Group Westlands East Africa [49]
Sweden Scania AB Africa [50]
Japan Sony East Africa and Central Africa [51]
United Kingdom Standard Chartered Bank Westlands Africa [52]
Sweden Stockholm Environment Institute Gigiri Africa [53]
Netherlands TNT Upper Hill East Africa and Central Africa [54]
Japan Toyota Mombasa Road Africa [55]
United States Visa Inc. Sub Saharan Africa [56]
United States World Bank Upper Hill Africa [27]
China Xinhua News Agency Upper Hill Africa [12]

See also

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References

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