Executive Summary Kenya’s economic growth this year is expected to exceed official forecasts despite higher U.S. tariffs and other challenges, President William Ruto announced at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, where Kenya and Japan also signed a strategically significant yen-denominated loan agreement. The East African nation’s economy is forecast to […]

Kenya has stepped up efforts to strengthen its trade and investment relations with the United States, as a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry commenced a three-day working tour in Washington D.C. The delegation is led by Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui and Principal Secretary for Trade Regina Ombam, with the mission […]

The cooperation between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates has reached unprecedented heights with the signing of the landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in January 2025, setting the stage for the highly anticipated visit of UAE ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan scheduled before December 2025. This transformative partnership has already propelled bilateral […]

Japan is looking to Africa for its next big trade move, and Kenya is right at the center of an ambitious plan that could reshape economic relations between Asia and Africa. In what represents a potential game-changer for continental trade dynamics, Tokyo is preparing to launch negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with […]