The Kenyan economy is predominantly informal. The informal sector employed 132,100 workers in 1974; and 13,442,200 workers in 2016, which translate to 19 percent and 84 percent of the total work force in the respective ...

The exchange rate is an important variable in international trade due to the expectations that trade reacts to its movements and therefore determines a country’s international competitiveness. Prudent management of trade ...

The study evaluated the Value Added Tax reform process in Kenya, and established its effect on welfare of households and collection efficiency of Value Added Tax. In addition, the study estimated the Value Added Tax gap ...

The East African Community member states face challenges in mobilizing tax revenues to the required level which is suitable for economic growth enhancement and attaining fiscal sustainability. Tax reforms have been ...

The prudential regulation's main objective is to mitigate financial instability's threat and macroeconomic costs. In the last decade (2007 to 2018), the banking sector in Kenya has expanded rapidly, making some banks operate ...

The world economy has undergone unprecedented intensification of economic and political integration since the twentieth century. Developments in trade and capital account liberalization, as well as technological innovation ...

Developments in financial innovations in Kenya has seen financial access gap drastically reduced. Specifically, mobile money has offered huge potential in boosting financial access in Kenya. As a result, 83 percent of ...

The pursuit of sustainable economic development amidst corruption has become a fundamental challenge for most economies globally and East African Community states are not exceptional. East African Community states are ...

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa monetary union co-operation programme was signed in 2005 by member countries and was aimed at establishing a regional Monetary Union by the year 2018. The set convergence ...