Dollar availability boosts investor inflows at Nairobi Securities Exchange

Kenya has cut back on its planned borrowing from IMF by 7.2 percent to Sh465.4 billion.

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An improvement in the foreign exchange market characterised by the increased availability of US dollars has helped attract foreign investors to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), analysts at advisory firm EFG Hermes say.

According to them depreciation of the Kenya shilling has signalled adjustments in the country’s foreign exchange regime, which has allowed the local currency to settle down to ‘realistic levels’.

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