Kenya

BMI View: Robust demand for external debt issues by Ghana and Turkey bodes very well for the putative Kenyan Eurobond, as it signals ample appetite for emerging market sovereigns.... 2007-09-28

BMI View: We expect growth to peak at 6.3% y-o-y in 2007, after which it should moderate to 6.1% for 2008. The current account, while still in deficit, is on an improving trend this... 2007-09-05

Kenyan Muslims vowed on August 31 to hold weeks of protests against what they call arbitrary arrests, illegal deportation, torture and harassment suffered in the country. The vow... 2007-09-05

BMI View: The breakup of the opposition coalition (ODM-Kenya) bodes well for incumbent President Mwai Kibak, at the upcoming presidential elections. We continue to predict a Kibaki... 2007-08-21

BMI View: We remain very positive about Kenya's economic prospects, and expect growth to accelerate this year, and to remain steady into 2008. Key sectors buoying growth will be agriculture,... 2007-07-26

BMI View : We have long felt that, with the ODM-Kenya party's internal divisions, there is a high risk that the fragile coalition could fall apart under the weight of the individual... 2007-07-04

BMI View: We expect inflation to come in at 10.0% at end-year, from the 11.1% y-o-y rate seen in March, as increased fiscal laxity surrounding the impending polls continuing to... 2007-07-03

There is some tentative evidence that the police crackdown on the feared Mungiki sect is having some effect on overall levels of crime. According to police statistics, there were... 2007-07-03

The Central Bank of Kenya has cut its Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 8.5% from 10.0% today. We do not expect the move to have a significant impact on domestic liquidity conditions,... 2007-06-18

BMI View: We expect inflation to rise to 10.0% by end-year, up from the 5.9% y-o-y rate seen in March, as increased fiscal laxity surrounding the impending polls places upside... 2007-05-24