Short-term political risk: multiple downgrades as emerging markets see liquidity squeeze amid covid-19 crisis
The current economic crisis provoked by the covid-19 pandemic combined with the commodity price shock is having a pronounced impact on the short-term ...
COUNTRIES :
Albania
Aruba
Barbados
Belize
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Georgia
Grenada
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Nauru
Macedonia
Oman
Palau
St.Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa (American)
Samoa (Western)
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Tonga
Uganda
Vanuatu
Brazil
St.Lucia
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Country Risk Updates, Short-term political risk
In the framework of its regular review of short-term (ST) political risk classifications, Credendo has upgraded seven countries (Barbados, Egypt, ...
COUNTRIES :
Barbados
Egypt
Bahrain
Maldives
Montenegro
Panama
Kenya
Qatar
Timor-Leste
San Marino
Western Sahara
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East Africa: Strong infrastructure investments push up public and external debt levels
Highlights
Large infrastructure projects have been a strong driver of real GDP growth in East Africa.
Due to the infrastructure investments the ...
COUNTRIES :
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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Kenya: Infrastructure investments are weighing on the macroeconomic fundamentals but are not yet leading to the expected gains
Kenya has been growing firmly in recent years, but growth has been driven by debt financed infrastructure projects. This has resulted in a growing ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Kenya: Turbulent election increases economic and political uncertainty
Event
The supreme court in Kenya has ruled that the elections that where organised on 8 August are invalid due to irregularities in the electoral ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Kenya: Booming economy hit by drought
Event
The drought that is impacting the countries in the horn of Africa also affects the North of Kenya. This is impacting 2.6 million people in ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Kenya: Dropped charges against deputy president boost coalition ahead of 2017 election
Event
Deputy President William Ruto was charged with post-election violence arising out of the disputed elections in 2007, in which about 1,200 ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Once more, terrorism anguishes society and economy
Event
The early-April siege at Kenya’s Garissa University College left almost 150 people dead and many injured. Non-Muslim students were targeted, ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Al-Shabaab attack might shake economic activity and government budget in near term
Event
Somali Islamist rebellion al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the four-day siege of the Westgate upper-class Nairobi shopping mall that ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Country Risk Assessment Kenya
Kenya’s ST political risk classification has been stable since 2010 as liquidity remains sufficient, with foreign exchange reserves moving in line ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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Prepares for important general elections
Event
On 4 March, Kenya will elect a new president, National Assembly, senate, county assemblies and governors. It will be the first general ...
COUNTRY:
Kenya
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