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Kenya: Economy weathers drought

Kenya’s economy remained weak in Q2, but there are signs that the key agricultural sector has held up pretty well given this year’s drought. With the drag from the sector easing, GDP growth will pick up over the remainder of this year and into 2020, when we expect that monetary stimulus will add another boost to the economy.

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