Kenya

Private equity is burgeoning in Kenya as funds have seized on the opportunities offered by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that are considered too large to be classified... 2008-07-25

BMI View: Ongoing trends including heightened political risk, a widening current account deficit and waning investor confidence augur for continued shilling weakness over the remainder... 2008-07-25

BMI View: Data for Q108 give reason to expect that Kenya's economy will bounce back fairly swiftly from damage incurred by post-election unrest, and we are forecasting real GDP growth... 2008-07-15

BMI View: A potential corruption scandal in which Finance Minister Amos Kimunya is implicated, and the rising cost of living pose headwinds to Kenya's new coalition government over... 2008-07-09

BMI View: We are fairly upbeat on Kenya's growth prospects over 2008-2017, forecasting annual real GDP growth of 4.6% by 2012 and 3.6% by 2017. Key supporting factors will be its... 2008-07-02

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