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Interviews & Viewpoints | President Uhuru Kenyatta, Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces: Interview from The Report: Kenya 2016
Articles & Analysis | Kenya in figures: from The Report: Kenya 2016
Articles & Analysis | Rising star: from The Report: Kenya 2016
Page 31 Kenya’s economic outlook for the years ahead looks robust, despite recent challenges such as a trade deficit and rising debt. Following 2014’s GDP rebasing, the country is now East Africa’s largest economy and boasts a prominent profile in the EAC. According to official forecasts, growth is expected to be around 6.5-7% in 2015 and to...
Articles & Analysis | Kenya's central bank pushes for new solutions from The Report: Kenya 2016
The government has stepped up spending in a bid to push growth back up to 6.5-7% from the 2014 level of 5.3%. In his June 2015 budget statement for the 2015/16 fiscal year, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury Henry Rotich said the government also aims to maintain macroeconomic stability and counter challenges such as security, drought,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Geoffrey Odundo, CEO, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE): Interview from The Report: Kenya 2016
Articles & Analysis | Kenya's security emphasis boosts investment and tourism from The Report: Kenya 2016
The government has made strengthening security and improving confidence a priority and it is not difficult to see why. Security concerns – a result of recent terrorist incidents, including the April 2015 Garissa University attack and the 2013 Westgate Mall attack – have had a noticeable impact on certain sectors of the economy. The most...