Companies cut jobs as rising inflation hits purchasing power

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Companies cut jobs for the second month running in June on the back of runaway inflation which squeezed stagnant salaries, hurting demand for goods and services.

Findings of Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), based on feedback from about 400 corporate managers, suggested sales dropped at a quicker rate last month than a month earlier, setting the stage for further layoffs.

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