GDP Stories
According to the findings, most firms still have unused capacity, allowing them to respond to surging demand without making large new investments.
As Kenya moves toward a more inclusive and equitable society, the National Policy on Care represents a critical step in acknowledging the invisible la...
The report highlights steady growth across several African nations, driven by industrial expansion, infrastructure investment, and digital innovation.
The Treasury notes that the proposed increase in spending underscores the government’s continued focus on economic recovery, infrastructure developmen...
Kenya’s upgraded forecast comes amid signs of recovery in key sectors such as agriculture, services, and construction, as well as improving investor s...
Global trade volumes are expected to rise by 2.9 per cent on average over the next two years, down from 3.5 per cent in 2024, while global headline in...
The office urges the government to ensure transparency and communication throughout the restructuring process to safeguard service delivery and public...
Mbadi disclosed that in present value terms, the public debt amounts to 63.7 per cent of GDP, a level assessed as sustainable though accompanied by a...
According to the Business Registration Service (BRS), 2,260 firms applied to cease operations in the year ending June 2025, a 24.3 per cent increase f...
The PS highlighted the vital role of insurance and reinsurance in promoting financial stability and pledged government support for inclusive and innov...
The lifting of the moratorium on new banks and raising capital requirements could be the start of more changes in the Kenyan banking sector.
CoB Margaret Nyakang’o said the unpaid bills are causing “liquidity challenges, potential business closures, job losses, and increased government expe...
The new rating comes with a stable outlook, indicating growing confidence in Kenya’s ability to meet its debt obligations amid better access to intern...
The monthly Stanbic Bank's Purchasing Managers' Index shows the headline PMI dropped at the sharpest pace in a year during the month.
Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the increase was mainly driven by rise in prices of commodities in the three key categori...
Kippra, in its assessment using the Africa Transformation Index (ATI), gave Kenya a score of 7.7 out of 30, placing it 22nd in the continental ranking...
In its 2025 Country Focus Report, the African Development Bank states that Kenya urgently needs to mobilise diverse sources of capital over the next f...
The Somali state collapsed as a cohesive national entity in 1991. The military government that had been in power since 1969 was overthrown by armed op...
An analysis of data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows the Kenyan shilling closed the first quarter of 2025 with a 14 per cent year-on-year ga...
The downturn follows a seven-month streak of growth that began in October last year to April this year, signalling a notable shift in economic momentu...
According to the latest quarterly GDP report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the plateau in growth is largely due to a slowdown in...
The World Bank adds that in the early 2000s, Africa enjoyed strong economic growth driven by high commodity prices and a surge in foreign capital infl...
FDI inflows to emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) have weakened steadily as a share of their GDP since the global financial crisis
The Bill, which aims to regulate motorcycle taxis at the county level, will now proceed to a second reading after the National Assembly voted against...
The lender highlights the narrowing room for manoeuvre in the country’s budget, driven by ballooning debt servicing costs, persistent revenue shortfal...
BAC Chairperson Samuel Atandi announced this as the committee began receiving reports from departmental committee chairpersons on the scrutiny of budg...
World Bank pegs the shortfall to the occurrence of political violence on the continent, which increased about eightfold between 2000 and 2023, and wit...
The National Transport and Safety Authority reports that over two million licensed boda boda riders are active across Kenya, with each rider earning a...
East Africa’s projection is an upgrade from 4.4 per cent in the previous year, with the lender backing agriculture and services sectors as the main dr...
CBK data shows Kenya's public debt hit Sh10.027 trillion in the last week of June 2023, effectively breaching the then statutory debt ceiling which wa...
