public debt

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This is the first timer this month that CBK is seeking for budgetary support from the debt marketI
BUSINESSECONOMYFEATURED STORYMARKETSNEWS

CBK Raises KSh 52.8 Bn for Budget Support in November

CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) received bids worth KSh 92.6 billion at the first November Treasury Bonds Auction, out of KSh 40 billion...

Treasury CS John Mbadi
BUSINESS

Kenya’s Debt Hits Record Ksh 11.8 Trillion

Kenya’s public debt has risen to Ksh 11.81 trillion, equivalent to 67.8 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to...

China Debt Relief
ECONOMYFEATURED STORY

Sub-Saharan Africa To Get Debt Relief From China

The Covid-19 related economic disruption has resulted in an approximately 40% of Sub-Saharan Africa countries being at risk of debt distress that will...

Senate pictured during a past session. The house will on December 21, 2020 meet to consider the Tea Bill.
POLITICS

Senators Cave to Govt Pressure, Raise Debt Ceiling to Sh9 Trillion

30 senators vote to allow government to pile more debt on an already struggling economy

OPINION

For Africa to Get Its Share of the Pie, It Must First Bake It

The lessons of history also confirm that the greatest creator of tax revenues and fiscally sustainable jobs is the private sector

FEATURED STORY

Kenya to raise Sh287b from Eurobonds, loans this year

The International Monetary Fund estimates Kenya’s total public debt will peak at 63.2% of gross domestic product this year from 58% in 2017

PERSON OF INTERESTFEATURED STORY

Uhuru’s not-so-pretty options on fuel tax

The president's balancing act includes risking the public's wrath or sending the country into IMF's bad books

FEATURED STORY

Kenya to intensify fiscal consolidation to curb public debt distress

Treasury PS Julius Muia says the government is keen to reduce the quantity and ratio to GDP of the public debt in order...