A plan to increase the availability of low-cost housing, combined with improving credit conditions, is expected to support gains in Kenya’s property market in the near to medium term.
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Economic update | Kenyan manufacturing in the crosshairs of public policy and private investment
2 Mar 2018
The manufacturing sector is a key beneficiary of both Kenya’s 2018 budget and a new policy identifying medium-term economic growth drivers.
Economic update | Kenya: Year in Review 2017
5 Jan 2018
A slowdown in agricultural activity, tighter credit conditions and political uncertainty have contributed to a mixed year for Kenya, with the country scaling down internal growth forecasts.
Economic update | Kenyan insurance sector posts growth amid shifting purchasing patterns and reforms
29 Nov 2017
A steep rise in demand for life coverage – traditionally a smaller segment than non-life lines – has been driving growth in Kenya’s insurance sector over the course of 2017.
South African hospitality group City Lodge is set to open a new 172-room hotel in Nairobi next month. Located in the popular diplomatic quarter in the north of the city, and next door to the Two Rivers mall, one of the largest mixed-use developments in the country, the hotel aims to capture both holidaymakers and business tourists.
Economic view | Byron Clatterbuck, CEO, SEACOM
19 Oct 2017
What have been the biggest challenges to rolling out international cables across Africa?