Current account deficit hits 16-year low on imports dip

The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi.

The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. 

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A slowdown in importation helped to boost the country’s export earnings last year, cutting the current account deficit to a 16-year low, new data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows.

The current account deficit is a measurement of a country’s trade where the value of the goods and services it imports exceeds the value of the products it exports.

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