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Kenya’s Current Account Deficit Widens to 5.4% of GDP in June

August 2, 2021

Kenya's current account deficit, which measures a country's trade and financial flows with other nations, widened to 5.4% of GDP...

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Markets

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Banking

Kenya’s Current Account Deficit Widens to 5.4% of GDP in June

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Kenya’s Banking Assets rise 12.4% to KSh 5.4 Trillion

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