This is a critical time for Kenya, as the incoming administrations at national and devolved levels face the high …. This sixteenth edition of the Kenya economic update seeks to contribute to the policy discourse on pertinent economic … edition of the Kenya Economic Update, identifying opportunities for the consolidation of the fiscal stance, both from an …

After multiple headwinds dampened growth in 2017, a nascent rebound in economic activity in Kenya is gaining momentum …. Notwithstanding the projected rebound in economic activity risks are tilted to the downside. The Government of Kenya has outlined four … resources to agriculture and improving the efficiency of current spending in the sector. To eradicate poverty by 2030, Kenya …

Kenya continues to experience steady economic growth, with real GDP expanding on average by about 5.6 percent over the … and weak private sector investment. As a result, the World Bank projects Kenya's growth at 5.8 percent for 2019 and … 2019). Against this backdrop, it is my great pleasure to present the twentieth edition of the World Bank's Kenya Economic …

affected by the novel coronavirus, Kenya's economy had decelerated. The World Bank estimates that GDP growth in 2019 was about …

Kenya's economy has been hit hard by COVID-19, severely affecting incomes and jobs. The economy has been exposed …

and gradually return to growth of above 5 percent. The near-term economic outlook for Kenya, as elsewhere, remains …

Kenya is one of the bright spots in Sub-Saharan Africa. With economic growth rates sustained at above 5 percent, Kenya … Kenya remain robust. Ongoing public infrastructure investments will continue to play a 'crowding-in' role, easing transport … availability of inputs. Though oil prices are expected to pick-up over the forecast horizon, Kenya's external sector account will …

Kenya may be at a "tipping point," the theme of the third Kenya economic update which has a special focus on the … sectors, and have contributed to the conditions for Kenya to reach this tipping point. Kenya has entered the new decade with … favorable regional environment have created a new positive economic momentum. Kenya may again be positioned to experience high …

Economic activity in Kenya remained robust in 2016. For the third consecutive year economic activity in Kenya picked …-up, reaching an estimated 5-year high of 5.9 percent in 2016, once again placing Kenya among the fastest growing economies in Sub …-Saharan Africa. Kenya's growth momentum in 2016 was supported by a stable macroeconomic environment, low oil prices, favorable …