Kenya

BMI View: Kenya's finance minister, Amos Kimunya, in June delivered the 2008-2009 budget speech, in which he offered an improved public healthcare system. For the financial year... 2008-07-01

Private Indian company Essar Oil and Gas has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Kenya Petroleum Refineries (KPR), which operates Kenya's only oil refinery. The Mombasa refinery,... 2008-07-01

BMI View: Headline inflation came in at 26.6% y-o-y in April, up from 21.8% the previous month, and a far cry from December's 12.0%. The figures broadly tie in with our expectations,... 2008-06-03

Protests over sharp rises in food prices took place in late May in Kenya, prompting the police to fire teargas to disperse the crowds in Nairobi. One of the organisers of the protests... 2008-06-03

BMI View: Political unrest and economic disruption suffered over January-February 2008 look set to rein in economic expansion in Kenya in 2008. Factoring in dampened consumer spending... 2008-05-02

Kenya's tourist board has reported revenues down by 54% y-o-y for Q108, due to post-election violence. Tourist arrivals fell 45% y-o-y to 274,419 for the quarter, while occupancy... 2008-05-02

BMI View: The disruption to trade and decimation of the tourism industry suffered over Q108 will weigh on Kenya's balance of payments position in 2008. We are forecasting a current... 2008-04-22