kenya GDP Stories

Kenya's small businesses hope for a better 2025 after struggling in 2024
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 29, 2024

The Institute of Economic Affairs growth will remain moderate and uneven in the coming year unless significant structural reforms are implemented.

State's high domestic borrowing draining credit for private sector – World Bank
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2024

The report emphasised the urgency of accelerating structural reforms, particularly in light of Kenya’s fiscal constraints.

Ruto ranked highest-paid world leader by GDP ratio - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 03, 2024

According to the report, his annual earnings of Sh19,800,000 translate to 1,993 per cent of Kenya’s per-capita GDP, which stood at Sh811,615 in 2023.

Gen Z anti-tax demos dented Kenya’s GDP growth prospect for 2025 - IMF
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 02, 2024

Tthe IMF has lowered Kenya's GDP growth forecast for the country to 5.0 per cent.

Kenya’s GDP growth slows to 4.6 per cent in second quarter
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 02, 2024

The macroeconomic indicators generally showed mixed performance in the period under review.

Kenyans express mixed views on state of economy as year nears close
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 01, 2024

The country’s economy developed substantially slower in the first three months of this year than it did in the same period last year.

Kenya’s economy grew substantially slower in first quarter- CBK
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 05, 2024

CBK reiterates that the agriculture sector performance remained strong in the period under review, attributable to favourable weather conditions and g...

Weak shilling takes a hit on Kenya’s GDP growth in Q1
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 03, 2024

The Kenya shilling also depreciated against the South African Rand and the Tanzanian and Ugandan shillings.

World Bank downgrades Kenya’s GDP growth to 5 per cent in latest review
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 12, 2024

The World Bank attributes the downgrade to the continued struggle with weak government balance sheets, partly from low revenue collection and high deb...

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