Kenya's GDP to rise to 4.7% in 2027 - IMF projects By Moses Kinyanjui October 13, 2026 02:14 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter President William Ruto (left) speaks to Kristalina Georgieva, managing director o …
… IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva confirmed the release of funds, saying on X that the institution "worked with key counterparts to help Venezuela access its own resources at the Fund for urgent humanitarian needs," adding that the funds had been drawn "from their reserv …
… "As we have said before, much depends on the duration and intensity of the energy supply shock," Kristalina Georgieva wrote in a post on the Fund's website. …
The government’s fiscal planning has entered a precarious holding pattern after talks between President William Ruto and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ended without a breakthrough. …
… ernor of the Central Bank of West African States, he carries an economic pedigree that few sitting presidents on the continent can match.In Nairobi, that expertise has been in high demand, with the Ivorian leader holding discussions with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva …
… ernor of the Central Bank of West African States, he carries an economic pedigree that few sitting presidents on the continent can match.In Nairobi, that expertise has been in high demand, with the Ivorian leader holding discussions with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva …
… programme lists a plenary working lunch on reforming the international financial architecture and improving Africa’s access to sustainable financing from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, with speakers including French President Emmanuel Macron, World Bank managing director Kristalina Georgieva …
… Ouattara also held talks with Air France-KLM Chair Florence Parly, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and senior officials from Madagascar, underscoring the level of international attention surrounding the Ivorian leader at the summit. …
… and government, global financiers, business leaders and civil society groups.Other dignitaries expected include UN Secretary-General António Guterres, African Union Commission chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva …
The International Monetary Fund has projected Kenya's GDP growth at 4.7% in 2027, up from 4.5% in 2026, attributing the forecast to easing domestic inflation and cooling global oil shocks. Inflation is expected to rise from 4.1% in 2025 to 6.0% in 2026, then decline to 5.0% in 2027.
The International Monetary Fund has projected Kenya's GDP growth at 4.7% in 2027, up from 4.5% in 2026, attributing the forecast to easing domestic inflation and cooling global oil shocks. Inflation is expected to rise from 4.1% in 2025 to 6.0% in 2026, then decline to 5.0% in 2027.
Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing 5,069 people and injuring 16,740, with the worst damage in the coastal state of La Guaira. The country has drawn $346 million from the International Monetary Fund for reconstruction efforts.
The Standard reports tensions between President William Ruto and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva over a confidential graft report, with billions of shillings reportedly caught in the dispute between the two parties.
The International Monetary Fund chief welcomed a US-Iran ceasefire agreement but cautioned that energy supply disruptions and infrastructure damage mean recovery will take time. The IMF will release updated growth and inflation projections on July 8.
Talks between President William Ruto and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ended without agreement, with the Fund insisting on politically and socially sensitive reforms 15 months before Kenya's next general election, leaving the government's fiscal planning in a precarious holding pattern.
At the inaugural Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, President William Ruto held bilateral meetings with Côte d'Ivoire's Alassane Ouattara, with both agreeing to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries.
President William Ruto held bilateral meetings with Côte d'Ivoire's Alassane Ouattara at State House on the sidelines of the inaugural Africa Forward Summit, with the two leaders agreeing to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties.
Police in Nairobi blocked human rights activists from accessing the Kenyatta International Convention Centre during the Africa Forward Summit, with several people arrested along Uhuru Highway. Security was tightened around the venue following the incident.
An opinion piece on Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara's behind-the-scenes influence at Nairobi's inaugural Africa Forward Summit, where he held bilateral meetings with African leaders on investment, regional stability, and infrastructure financing.
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Nairobi for a two-day Africa Forward Summit co-hosted with President William Ruto, bringing together African leaders and business executives. The summit, themed "Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth," is the first France–Africa summit held in a non-Francophone African country and is expected to draw over 4,000 delegates, including 30 heads of state and government.