To what extent will the US tapering of the quantitative easing (QE) programme affect Africa as an investment destination?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Razia Khan, Regional Head of Research for Africa, Standard Chartered from The Report: Kenya 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Davis Chirchir, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum from The Report: Kenya 2014
How will the recent oil discoveries in Kenya affect its import bill, local reserves and export capacity?
Articles & Analysis | Commercially viable discoveries lay the groundwork for the domestic oil and gas industry from The Report: Kenya 2014
Along with Tanzania and Uganda, Kenya is emerging as a new destination for oil and gas explorers after several hydrocarbons deposits in commercially viable quantities were found in the East Africa region. A series of onshore and offshore oil and gas finds in Kenya suggest that the country has the potential to become a hydrocarbons exporter, as well as a regional energy...
Articles & Analysis | Growing number of people and businesses accessing financial services from The Report: Kenya 2014
The banking sector in Kenya is notably diversified, thanks in large part to the country’s efforts to boost financial inclusion. Kenya’s predominant mobile money platform, M-Pesa, is perhaps the best known example, but other elements of the Kenyan system, such as savings and credit associations, microfinance and agency banking, also underscore the diversity and innovation...
Articles & Analysis | Finding the sweet spot between tight and loose lending from The Report: Kenya 2014
The government has identified the cost of finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a major challenge to the country’s long-term goals. Indeed, the lending market has proven to be one of the more contentious topics for the country’s banking sector. By the spring of 2014 the problem was approaching its third year as a topic of debate, and in early April the...
Articles & Analysis | Empowering people and institutions via innovative banking products from The Report: Kenya 2014
The country hosts a range of existing mobile money products and innovative experiments, making it one of the world’s key laboratories for financial inclusion. With government support – specifically, from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) – development agencies and private-sector entrepreneurs continue to push innovations and study implementation methods. As a result, while...