Tag: World Bank

Kenya has sought emergency financial backing from the World Bank to cushion its economy against shocks stemming from the ongoing ...

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At least 2.4 million Kenyans will fall below the poverty line in 2026, according to a report from the World ...

The World Bank Board has approved a $550 million fund to support the development and upgrading of trade routes across ...

Kenya has been dealt a blow after the World Bank downgraded its economic growth estimate for this year, 2026. In ...

World Bank Country Director for Kenya, Qimiao Fan, has described Kenya as one of the most attractive investment destinations in ...

Hello, I’m Janeffer. Welcome to today’s edition of The Business Roundup.  In this edition, we focus on these four top stories: Huge ...

The World Bank has announced a 21-month debarment of three PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) entities with conditional release on PwC Associates Africa ...

World Bank Kenya has dismissed a widely circulated statement claiming the institution had responded to Rigathi Gachagua's remarks about its ...

Kenya’s economy is showing signs of stability, supported by strong monetary policies and recovering private sector, World Bank report reveals. ...

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 ...