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Ensure transparency in the next Eurobond
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya is in the market with a prospectus appealing to international investors for a piece of its latest Eurobond as […]
Regulatory overreach risks throwing FDI into reverse gear
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mucai Kunyiha Covid-19 pandemic has presented enormous challenges for Kenya and hit the economy hard. According to KNBS, the unemployment […]
Virus funds benefitted top firms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @SteveUmidha Kenya’s biggest corporations profited the most from the pandemic funds at the expense of small firms which […]
Steps tow*rds more resilient post-Covid economies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rodger Voorhies Since Covid-19 hit, economies across Africa have experienced a dramatic slowdown. Even countries with limited initial incidence of […]
Private sector activities drop to 9-month low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Trade activities in Kenya’s private sector fell to a nine-month low in March with a slower pace […]
WhyAfrica needs more external aid
Reading Time: 2 minutes African countries require external a*sistance to enable sustained fiscal consolidation and economic growth, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has […]
Why Treasury needs to re-evaluate public spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in the day, World Bank officials used to tell a story about an eastern European country that was struggling […]
Harnessing impact sourcing for digital economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alex Gichuru The digital economy is the cup that keeps on giving. It is revolutionising how p****e conduct daily activities, […]
Why debt-for-climate swaps is key for recovery
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leslie Olonyi Covid-19 has wildly reiterated the growing external debt problem in the developing world, especially Africa. Unsustainable debt, environment […]
A**lysts w*rn fate of bad loans ti*d to economic recovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agnistio Lenders are banking on expected economic recovery to unwind Sh1.4 tri*lion worth of bad loans amid w*rnings that some […]