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Kenya: Fragilities easing, but not out of the woods yet

Kenya’s wide current account deficit will narrow in 2019 as oil prices decline and food imports fall. But the situation will remain fragile; we think that economic growth will be softer than most expect, and that the shilling will weaken against the US dollar.

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