Tag: World Bank

Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves have peaked to a historic high, signaling improved external liquidity even as the country continues to ...

Kenya has received two grants totaling Ksh 773.7 million (approximately USD $6 million) from the World Bank to finance preparatory ...

David Mwiraria served as the Minister of Finance from January 2003 to February 2006. Born in Imenti North, Meru, Mwiraria ...

The World Bank has put on hold the disbursement of $750 million (Sh96.9 billion) to Kenya, citing the need for ...

For nearly a year, Kenya’s exchange rate has remained largely unchanged. The Kenyan shilling has remained steady at around Ksh ...

Kenya is one of the largest investment countries for the World Bank, with billions of shillings allocated to projects including ...

In most rich countries, the news that a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is coming to visit is ...

The National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Program, a government initiative supported by the World Bank, provides jobless Kenyan youths ...

Kenya's economy under President William Ruto has shown significant improvement, according to the latest World Bank Country Policy and Institutional ...

Kenya is now poised to receive a delayed Ksh97 billion ($743 million) loan from the World Bank after President William ...

The World Bank has dismissed claims of secretly issuing loans to Kenya, stating that all financial agreements with the country ...

The government, through the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, in partnership with the World Bank Group, has announced internship ...

A new World Bank report has raised concerns over the Kenyan government’s heavy involvement in markets, warning that, coupled with ...

Sovereign Ratings, Probability of Default and Time to Default: Investopedia defines sovereign credit rating as, ‘independent evaluation of a country's ...

VUCA Environment Since 1990: The United Nations used 1990 as the baseline year for calculating achievement of Millenium Development Goals (15 ...

The World Bank has lifted its suspension on funding to Uganda despite the country’s anti-LGBTQ law. On Thursday, June 5, ...

The Kenyan government could save billions of shillings by reducing excessive travel allowances paid to civil servants, the World Bank ...

The World Bank has asked Kenya to rethink its Universal Healthcare (UHC) financing strategy, recommending a reconsideration of the mandatory ...

Information Asymmetries: Investopedia defines Information Asymmetry as a situation where, ‘one party has more or better information than the other.’ Affected ...

Elements of Macro Economic Instability. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) characterizes macro-economic instability with absence of balance, disequilibrium, or inability ...

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) John Mbadi, led Kenya’s high-level delegation in a strategic meeting with senior leadership of the ...

Countries around the globe are currently reshaping their economic policies to stimulate sluggish growth that has been adversely affected by ...

The World Bank has announced a major shift in its global operations, with plans to decentralize its management teams and ...

20,000 households in Kenya will benefit from a cash transfer initiative launched by the World Bank, aimed at reducing teenage ...

Primary and secondary socialization plays a key role in shaping the child’s behavior and values within the context of family ...

Kenya has been dealt a blow after the World Bank downgraded its economic growth estimate for this year on Tuesday, ...

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has advertised free training opportunities in the technical skills field. In a job advertisement ...

Kenya is in the process of setting up a Green Investment Fund in partnership with the World Bank. In a ...

Taxes are important. They’re a primary way in which governments fund essential services like healthcare, education, infrastructure and social protection ...

The government through the State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy has announced vacancies for the National Youth Opportunities ...