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Kenya’s economy expands by 5.6pc
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2016 04:09
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The economy grew by 5.6 percent last year mainly driven by agriculture that performed well due to good rains received during the year.
The growth is higher than the 5.3 percent registered in 2014. Agriculture grew 5.6 percent in 2015 from 3.5 percent the previous year, driven by abundant rainfall.
Most economic sectors also expanded except tourism, which continued to bear the brunt of travel advisories by key source markets and worries about insecurity.
Kenya among few countries that weathered 2015 economic storm
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2016 11:34
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Kenya is among the few Sub-Saharan African countries that weathered the 2015 economic storm to record an impressive growth, according to a new survey.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest Regional Economic Outlook Survey for Sub-Saharan Africa, showed that while the continent recorded its lowest growth in 15 years in 2015, Kenya and a host of other African countries shrugged off the turbulence to record impressive growth.
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Climate change could cost global economy US$24 trillion
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2016 11:17
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A new report by the London School of Economics and Political Science is the first comprehensive study to use an economic model to put a number on the climate value at risk.
A new report published on Monday has put the potential cost of climate change to the world economy at as much as US$24 trillion by 2100, underlining the urgent need for businesses worldwide to pay attention to it.
The report, led by researchers at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Vivid Economics, is the first comprehensive study to use an economic model to put a number on the climate value at risk.The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change estimated that an average US$2.5 trillion, or 1.8 per cent, of the worlds financial assets would be at risk from the impacts of climate change if global temperatures rise by 2.5 deg C above its pre-industrial level by 2100.
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Kenya's Economy to Grow at 6 Percent in 2016
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 December 2015 04:51
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Kenya's economy will accelerate slightly in 2016, driven by loose fiscal policy, infrastructure projects and robust private consumption, according to Focus Economics.
The Spain based economic research firm forecast the country's economy will grow at a rate of six per cent in 2016, which is unchanged from November's forecast.
"Nevertheless, a large fiscal deficit and rising public debt, a weak shilling and tight monetary policy represent challenges for the economy, along with corruption and insecurity," the firm said in the latest consensus forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa.
