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Kenya to Get Ksh70B Ebola Funding from US, World Bank
Kenya is preparing a financial response to Ebola after confirming its first imported case, with the government working to mobilise over Ksh 70...
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World Bank Lists High Taxes, Expensive Credit Among Kenya’s Investment Challenges
A new World Bank Country Private Sector Diagnostic has warned that high taxes, expensive credit, unreliable utilities, regulatory uncertainty and governance challenges are...
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World Bank Mobilises Ksh14.5T in Private Capital as Kenya Faces Jobs Challenge
The World Bank Group has recorded a sharp increase in private capital directed towards developing economies, raising approximately Ksh 14.51 trillion in the...
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World Bank Warns Kenya’s Debt-Fuelled Growth Is Failing to Create Jobs
The World Bank has warned that Kenya's heavy reliance on borrowing to finance economic growth is no longer creating enough quality jobs and...
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Kenya Gets Fresh Ksh97B World Bank Lifeline for Fiscal Reforms
Kenya is set to benefit from a Ksh 97.1 billion ($750 million) World Bank financing package that will support a new wave of...
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World Bank Warns Middle East Conflict Could Push 2.4 Million Kenyans Into Poverty
Kenya could see millions more people pushed into poverty this year as the economic shock from the ongoing Middle East conflict ripples through...
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KDC, World Bank to Mobilize Green Capital For SMEs
Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) hosted senior officials from the World Bank for a high-level progress review of Component 3 of the Kenya Jobs...
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Kenya Looks to Washington Backing as IMF, World Bank Reforms Advance
Kenya is stepping up its engagement with global partners as it pushes ahead with major economic reforms, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi...
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World Bank Warns Kenya’s Recovery at Risk as Fiscal Pressures Mount
Kenya’s economic rebound is increasingly fragile, according to a new warning from the World Bank. While the country shows signs of recovery, with...
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