Kenya's government will not impose new taxes or increase existing ones in this year's budget proposals, the finance minister ...

As the world knows, the people of Kenya made their frustrations against the IMF known last year, with protests against IMF fiscal and austerity policies. And this unrest led to President William Ruto ...

Reflecting on this year's IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large--none more so than the US administration's ...

Kenya's economy is expected to grow by 5.4% in 2025, recovering from a slowdown that saw GDP expand just 4.7% in 2024 The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics attributed the 2024 slowdown to tight ...

Kenya has found itself dictated by the whims of the global financial markets, as any sentiment, including from the headlines ...

A consensus outlook from 14 firms indicates the economy will likely expand 5 percent compared with a 5.1 percent projection ...

Having described the new debt crisis in the first three parts of this series, we now turn to illustrating it with examples ...

Chinese goods exported to the US face a tariff of 145 percent, while US exports to China face a tariff of 125 percent ...

While more Kenyans are managing day-to-day expenses and coping with financial shocks, fewer are able to invest in the future.

Kenya is negotiating an increase in electricity imports from Ethiopia by 50 to 100 megawatts (MW) to address rising domestic demand and avoid potential power ...