UAE outpaces Uganda, US in Kenya goods purchases race

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Driven by a surge in gold exports to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates was Kenya’s fastest-growing goods market in the first nine months of the year, the latest official trade numbers show.

Exports to the Gulf nation jumped by more than a quarter (26.3 per cent) to Sh42.76 billion between January-September, up from Sh33.86 billion in the same period last year.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.