Part 3: Depending on the amount of natural resources found, oil and gas are likely to considerably strengthen Kenya’s financial muscle (more on this in Part 2), but Kenya also faces some serious challenges in the coming year. Challenges Kenya faces some…
PART 2: 2015 will be a prosperous year for Kenya; the country rebased its GDP last year, increasing the size of its economy by 25.3 percent on paper, with nominal GDP expected to rise to US$ 67 billion. (For more on…
PART 1: 2015 will not be an easy year for many countries around the world. Business leaders are facing tough decisions. The large markets that account for the majority of their sales experience considerable volatility: Europe may fall back into…
Nigeria has solidified its title as the most-watched frontier market in Frontier Strategy Group’s (FSG) latest FM Sentiment Index created exclusively by FSG for Wall Street Journal Frontiers. Followed by Vietnam, Kenya, and Argentina, which all rank among the top 20, Nigeria has held the top…
As another major terrorist attack has hit Kenya, companies should expect this not to be the last one in the near future. Terrorism is creating a growing sense of fear that is harming consumer-oriented businesses and tourism, a major driver…
With all eyes set on the race for oil production between Uganda and Kenya, a development of a different sort is taking place some 200 miles to the south in Arusha, Tanzania. The East African Community (EAC) is conducting a…
Anna Rosenberg, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at FSG, is currently on a research trip to Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. Here are her latest insights: I am currently sitting on a plane bound for Uganda, gathering my thoughts and impressions of…