This paper assesses the stance of monetary policy in eleven Sub-Saharan African (SSA) emerging and frontier market economies. We estimate neutral real interest rates using a range of methodologies, ...

The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily suspended the sale of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) in a major blow to the ...

FirstRand, SA's largest bank by market cap, confirms plans to enter Kenya. CBK's ten-fold capital hike leaves 12 of 39 banks short, spurring M&A opportunities. Stanbic and Absa already dominate; ...

The IMF, World Bank and AfDB once erased debts of nations like Ghana and Ethiopia in an anti-poverty push – a milestone that ...

President William Ruto has defended his administration’s handling of the economy, noting that Kenya has successfully avoided a debt default despite being flagged as high-risk. Speaking in Migori on ...

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may ...

In March, Kenya and the IMF abandoned the final review of Kenya's last support programme, and the country did not receive the ...

Kenya is set to host an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission this September, combining negotiations for a new programme ...

Kenya wants its next International Monetary Fund programme to be a funded one, its central bank governor said on Wednesday, ...

Opinion - In a country plagued with many challenges that cut across healthcare, education, and youth unemployment Kenya's ...

On Monday, August 11, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi informed Members of Parliament that similar budget-cutting ...

The meeting concluded with the Sevilla Commitment, outlining over 100 policy actions covering almost all aspects of the ...