Why Kenya is still debt distressed despite Eurobond repayment

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Kenya still faces a significant risk of debt distress despite a Sh218.53 billion ($1.5 billion) new Eurobond issue that helped to calm foreign investor jitters over the possibility of the country defaulting on the repayment of its debut $2 billion (Sh291.38billion) Eurobond that is maturing in June.

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) said the economy is still in danger of a liquidity crisis with its key debt sustainability indicators, including debt service-to-revenue ratio and debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio headed south.

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