Africa February 17, 2021 KENYA: IMF deal heralds return to international debt markets Kenya, Politics IMF Anne Frühauf, Malte Liewerscheidt ( 5 mins) Reforms under Kenya’s three-year USD 2.4bn deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) face political constraints. ... Read More...
Africa February 1, 2021 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Eurobond Political Risk Monitor Africa, Emerging Markets, Kenya, Politics DSSI, Eurobonds, COVAX Anne Frühauf, Malte Liewerscheidt ( 4 mins) Our Eurobond Political Risk Monitor, presented in the attached table, provides a go-to guide of the main political and policy... Read More...
Africa January 12, 2021 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Implications of Kenya’s DSSI accession Africa, Emerging Markets, Kenya, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) On 11 January, the Paris Club announced that Kenya would benefit from the Debt Service Suspension... Read More...
Africa November 25, 2020 KENYA: Political incentives remain juxtaposed to budget consolidation Emerging Markets, Kenya, Politics editorial Malte Liewerscheidt ( 5 mins) Controversial constitutional amendments proffered with the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) will necessitate a public referendum by... Read More...
February 24, 2020 KENYA: Budget Policy Statement aims to square the circle Africa, Emerging Markets, Kenya IMF Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) The Budget Policy Statement (BPS), which is supposed to be passed by Parliament this week, marks an important step in... Read More...
January 23, 2020 KENYA: Al-Shabaab’s impact on the economic and fiscal outlook Africa, Emerging Markets, Kenya Al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab, Kenya, Somalia, Terrorism, Tourism Malte Liewerscheidt ( 5 mins) ● Despite a surge in US air strikes, al-Shabaab shows a hardened resolved in Somalia and appears to step up... Read More...
January 15, 2020 KENYA: Implications of the cabinet reshuffle Africa, Emerging Markets, Kenya IMF, Kenya, Kenyatta, Ruto Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) On 14 January, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a surprise cabinet reshuffle as well as several policy initiatives aimed at shoring... Read More...
