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Interviews & Viewpoints | Carole Kariuki, CEO, Kenya Private Sector Alliance: Interview from The Report: Kenya 2018
Articles & Analysis | Conditions for economic growth have improved in Kenya, but challenges remain from The Report: Kenya 2018
After the costly drought and political uncertainty of 2017, in 2018 the Kenyan economy appears to have stabilised on an upward trajectory, with most forecasts seeing a more robust expansion of economic activity. However, a structural fiscal deficit and ballooning public debt continue to pose significant challenges. Consequently, an increased...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade : Interview from The Report: Kenya 2018
Articles & Analysis | Kenya grows as a key political and economic player in the region from The Report: Kenya 2018
As the largest economy in the EAC and COMESA in terms of GDP, Kenya has positioned itself as a major economic power in the region and across sub-Saharan Africa. Traditionally a largely agrarian economy, Kenya has quickly entrenched its position as a manufacturing, logistical and technology hub in the region. As a market-based economy with a supportive domestic policy...
Articles & Analysis | Kenya aims to keep banks' interest rates in line and promote lending from The Report: Kenya 2018
The government has a long history of intervening in Kenya’s banking industry. Before the financial sector was fully liberalised in the 1990s, state actors maintained a firm grip on credit allocation to various areas of the economy, only granting a greater share of funds to sectors it deemed to be strategically important. This approach, however...