Jul 9, 2018 | East Africa, Kenya, Menas Associates
Below is a short snippet of our larger East Africa Q3 Forecast, which you can download for free if you fill out this form: Email First Name Last Name Email Kenya – International Affairs The East Africa Community (EAC) faces continued instability on its border...
Jun 15, 2018 | East Africa, Kenya, Menas Associates
Kenya’s Treasury remains on a collision course not just with the IMF and business community — because it has not made a concerted effort to repeal or significantly modify the interest rate cap — but also with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the central bank. The...
Jun 12, 2018 | East Africa, Menas Associates
The government of Tanzania has been shaken by the findings of a report from Tax Justice Network (a UK-based independent financial advocacy group) which revealed that Tanzania is one of the region’s top havens for illegitimate money. In response, the Bank of Tanzania...
May 31, 2018 | East Africa, Menas Associates
Burundi — the East African Community’s (EAC) little known member — has approved a change to its constitution allowing President Pierre Nkurunziza to potentially remain president until 2034. Nkurunziza came to power in 2005 in the immediate aftermath of the country’s...
May 11, 2018 | Kenya, Menas Associates
President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s handshake deal has materialised into two plans: one formal, the other informal. Formal details regarding their handshake deal are still scarce. However, the two men have now released a list of 14 advisors...
May 1, 2018 | Menas Associates, Uganda
Uganda has been increasing its debt burden year-on-year since 2009, with current government debt to GDP levels – as of 2017 – recorded at 38.6%. The key drivers of this rapidly rising debt are the loans that it has taken on for large scale infrastructure projects....
