East Africa growth forecast to remain buoyant in 2018

A tractor tills a farm in readiness of the planting season at Nairutia in Nyeri County. JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

Resurgence in agriculture, infrastructure and manufacturing is expected to lift East Africa’s economic performance in 2018, an outlook by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows.

East Africa remains the fastest-growing sub region in Africa, with estimated growth of 5.6 per cent in 2017, up from 4.9 per cent in 2016.

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