A new World Bank report has raised concerns over the Kenyan government’s heavy involvement in markets, warning that, coupled ...

The year 2024 marked a turning point in Kenya’s civic landscape, after an unprecedented wave of youth-led protests driven by ...

World Bank support to Kenya includes budget support to help close the fiscal financing gap, while supporting reforms that help advance the government’s inclusive growth agenda. In addition to aligning ...

The World Bank downgraded Kenya's economic growth estimate for this year to 4.7% on Tuesday, from an initial 5.0%, citing the impact of floods, anti-government protests and flailing fiscal ...

Bank says real tobacco tax revenues fell 39% since 2016; urges Kenya to adjust for inflation and raise excise on harmful ...

The World Bank has lowered Kenya's economic growth for 2025, down from 5 percent predicted about six months ago to 4.5 percent.. The downgrade comes on the back of the Central Bank of Kenya's Monetary ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya has secured a $200 million loan from the African Development Bank and is in talks with the World Bank for a new $750 million loan, the finance ministry's head of debt ...

World Bank has put the unemployment rate at 5.7 percent this year. ePaper Home; ... World Bank projects Kenya’s unemployment to worsen in 2024 Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 4 min read.

Kenyan security forces on Thursday fired tear gas against demonstrators protesting a death in police custody, clashes that ...

Kenya allocates $27 million to renovate 19 tea factories as part of sector reforms. • Producers can now sell tea directly on international markets, bypassing auctions. • Government targets major ...

Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images NAIROBI, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The World Bank downgraded Kenya’s economic growth estimate for this year to 4.7% on Tuesday, from an initial 5 ...