Kenya’s economy is bouncing back following multiple shocks between 2008 and 2009. The program targets a gradual … incentives, and eliminating loopholes. Kenya has made significant strides in domestic revenue mobilization, but redesigning the …

This paper presents findings of the Third Review under the poverty reduction and growth facility arrangement for Kenya …

Kenya’s macroeconomic performance continued to improve until violence erupted in the aftermath of the general elections …

Like most Sub-Saharan African countries, Kenya’s economic growth appears to have been primarily driven by factor … accumulation. The Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for Kenya examines economic developments and policies. During the … last two decades, Kenya has been plagued by pervasive problems of internal conflicts, constitutional crises, and corruption …

In Kenya, the general government is not defined consistently with government finance statistics (GFS) principles … with overall fiscal management. External scrutiny of macroeconomic assumptions is encouraged. Kenya meets some of the …

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the Kenya Vision 2030 (the Vision) First Medium-Term Plan (MTP) 2008 …–12 prepared by the government of Kenya. IMF staff finds that the objectives of the MTP are generally compelling and well …

This paper discusses key findings of the Ex Post Assessment (EPA) of Longer-Term Program Engagement paper for Kenya …. This EPA focuses on 1993–2007, when Kenya was engaged in four successive IMF arrangements. Macroeconomic policy design was …

Kenya’s strong economic performance in recent years with real GDP growth of 6 percent on average over 2004–07 has been … stalled by a series of exogenous but temporary shocks that hit the economy in 2008. The staff report highlights Kenya …

This paper examines Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy annual progress report. The Investment Program for the Economic … Recovery Strategy is Kenya’s medium-term strategy to foster economic growth and reduce poverty. Poverty is defined as the …

This paper presents the staff report for Kenya’s 2009 Article IV Consultation on economic development and policies. The … progress Kenya achieved on the growth and poverty reduction fronts stalled in 2008 owing to a series of adverse developments …