Kenya Fixed Income
Kenya Remains In Better Shape Than Most of Sub-Saharan Africa, But Is It A...
In better shape than others
High public debt and rising inflation notwithstanding, Kenya is still in much better macroeconomic shape than most other countries in...
Kenya’s Next Debut: Will Investors Shell Out Their ‘Green’ Or Are They Seeing ‘Red’?
Stellar debut
In June 2014, Kenya had made a stellar debut in the international bond market. Its issue of $2 billion was the largest maiden...
Kenya’s Rising Public Debt Could Soon Threaten The Government’s Repayment Ability
Rising public debt
Public debt in Kenya has soared as shown in the graph below. Data from the Central Bank of Kenya showed that the...
Kenya’s Government Just Dialed For A Mobile Phone Bond, And The Citizens Answered
A novel idea
Kenya has recently become the world's first country to sell bonds through mobile phones. The M-Akiba bonds, which translates to “mobile savings” in...
Kenya Equity
International Private Equity Firms Commit Capital To Kenya’s Retail Sector
GDP growth in Kenya has averaged 5.2% over the past ten years, making it one of the most compelling success stories in Africa. While some...
These African Nations Are Now Emulating the Universal Pension Scheme of Zanzibar
Going beyond Zanzibar
The universal pension scheme in the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar was a first-of-a-kind offering in East Africa when it was launched in...
Answer For African Country’s Trying to Fix the Investment Gap May Be On The...
Declining investment growth
Investment growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been going downhill. In its ‘Africa’s Pulse’ report for April 2017, the World Bank noted that...
The New Magnificent Seven Nations Of Sub-Saharan Africa
The resilient seven
Sub-Saharan Africa has found the past two years to be challenging. However, there are a few countries from the region which the...
Kenya Global Macro
Regardless Presidential Election Re-run Outcome, Will Investors Continue to Fret Over...
The Nairobi Securities Exchange All Share Index is up 28% in YTD 2017 according to total returns and the MSCI country index is also...
Kenya Political Risk
Regardless Presidential Election Re-run Outcome, Will Investors Continue to Fret Over...
The Nairobi Securities Exchange All Share Index is up 28% in YTD 2017 according to total returns and the MSCI country index is also...
