Search

Moody’s Downgrades Kenya’s Ratings Amid Fiscal Policy Shifts

Breaking News
© Allen Dreyfus
  • Downgrade follows government’s abandonment of tax hikes amid protests
  • Negative outlook reflects increased liquidity risk and reliance on domestic financing

 

Nairobi, Kenya – Moody’s Ratings has downgraded Kenya’s local and foreign-currency long-term issuer ratings and foreign-currency senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa1 from B3 with a negative outlook after protests forced the government to abandon planned tax hikes.

Recent Business

Pile of gold bullion coins and bars. Photo by Zlaťáky @ Unsplash
DR Congo opens first gold refinery to enhance value addition
Read More »
Oil train. Photo by Jakub Pabis @ Unsplash
Iran war shock: Why Africa’s economies are suddenly in the firing line
Read More »
The Central Business District of Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Andreas @ Pixabay
Rwanda’s Development Bank launches $17.7m sustainability-linked bond to deepen green finance
Read More »

Recent Politics

Uganda president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Photo: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni/Facebook
Can Museveni’s leadership and a new funding model rescue East Africa from chronic cash crises?
Read More »
Nigeria young voters protest for reforms. Photo by Ayoola Salako @ Unsplash
Nigeria’s 2027 election raises political risk for investors
Read More »
Edwin Sifuna, Kenya's ODM secretary-general. Photo: Edwin W Sifuna/Facebook
Is Edwin Sifuna Kenya’s new Raila Odinga?
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights