Pub date: 02 May 2012 Africa / Kenya Business Forecast Report
Core Views: We believe that Kenyan economic activity will pick up over the course of 2012 as inflation falls and monetary policy is eased. We are forecasting full-year real GDP growth of 4.9%, up f... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
East and Central Africa Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environme... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
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Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Africa / Uganda Agribusiness Industry Report
Uganda BMI View: We hold a positive outlook for the coffee sector, which has developed in recent years on the back of government support and as high global prices encouraged investment into new tree... Read More
Pub date: 14 Mar 2012 Africa / Uganda Autos Industry Report
Kenya Data from the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) show that while the total new vehicle market grew 10% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2011, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami had the biggest imp... Read More
Pub date: 12 Mar 2012 Africa / Uganda Food & Drink Industry Report
Kenya The dynamics of a stronger currency, tight monetary policy and improved weather conditions suggest that domestic demand conditions should remain reasonably healthy in 2012. While the lagged im... Read More
Pub date: 22 Mar 2012 Africa / Tanzania Infrastructure Industry Report
Kenya BMI View: Kenya's booming construction industry has faced significant headwinds, as rampant inflation - due to a weak shilling, among other factors - has seen building costs soar. Moreover, wi... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Africa / Kenya Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: 2012 will be a year of two halves for Kenyan banks. The first six months will prove challenging due to high inflation and interest rates and tight domestic liquidity. However, conditions s... Read More
Pub date: 03 Feb 2012 Africa / Kenya Freight Transport Industry Report
Things appear to be looking up for the Kenyan freight industry over the medium term as the country seems to have grasped the importance of investment in order to forge ahead and fulfil its potential.... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Africa / Kenya Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks Writing in March 2012, we remain of the view that Kenya's insurance sector is dynamic and resilient. Although the insurance companies are small organisations by most stand... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Africa / Kenya Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: The Kenyan government's focus on non-communicable disease awareness, prevention and treatment will increase the demand for chronic disease treatments in the country. To maximise returns on ... Read More
Pub date: 17 Feb 2012 Africa / Kenya Power Industry Report
BMI View: Kenya's power sector continues to introduce a more diversified energy-generation capability. Although Hydropower generation remains vulnerable to drought and variations in rainfall, additio... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Africa / Kenya Shipping Industry Report
The news surrounding the Kenyan shipping sector over the past quarter once again centres on the woes and travails of Mombasa's modernisation. The port authority is trying to bring the facility up to ... Read More
Pub date: 13 Mar 2012 Africa / Kenya Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI's Q212 update to the Kenya Telecommunications market report incorporates market data from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) relating to the end of September 2011. It also contains ana... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Africa / Kenya Tourism Industry Report
Tourist Arrivals Grow Strongly In 2011 The swift action by Kenyan military forces in cracking down on al-Shabaab terrorist activity in southwestern Somalia during recent months should hopefully mean... Read More