Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector

Kenyans are living two decades longer; the fertility and infant mortality rates have been cut in half; and school enrollment, at both the primary and secondary level, has more than doubled. On the economic front, gross domestic product (GDP) per ca...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Economic Updates and Modeling
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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GDP
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18639058/reinvigorating-growth-dynamic-banking-sector
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topic ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
ASSET QUALITY
AUCTION
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ASSETS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK LENDING
BANK PORTFOLIOS
BANK RATE
BANKING CORPORATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BOND YIELDS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOW
CENTRAL BANK
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REGISTRIES
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMER GOODS
COOPERATIVE BANK
CREDIT COOPERATIVE
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITOR
CREDITOR RIGHTS
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
DEBT LEVELS
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY
DEMAND FOR CREDIT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DISBURSEMENT
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EMERGING MARKETS
ENVIRONMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCING OF INVESTMENT
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FINANCING
FOREIGN INTEREST
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FREE ASSET
FREE ASSETS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL INTEREST
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOLDINGS
HUMAN RESOURCE
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE SPREAD
INTEREST RATE SPREADS
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CORPORATION
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FUND
INVESTMENT SPENDING
ISSUANCE
LENDERS
LEVY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOAN RECOVERY
LOCAL BUSINESSES
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET INDEX
MARKET STRUCTURE
MATURITY
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY SUPPLY
MORTGAGES
NATIONAL SECURITY
NATIONAL TREASURY
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
NONPERFORMING LOANS
OIL
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICES
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PAYMENT SERVICE
PENSIONS
PERSONAL SAVINGS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO CAPITAL
PORTFOLIO FLOWS
PORTFOLIOS
PRICE RISKS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY OF ASSETS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REGISTRY SYSTEM
REMITTANCES
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENTS
REPO
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETURNS
RETURNS ON EQUITIES
RISK AVERSION
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK-FREE RETURN
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
SECURITIES MARKETS
SHORT MATURITIES
SHORT-TERM CAPITAL
STABLE INTEREST RATE
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKET
STREAMS
TAX REVENUES
TERMS OF TRADE
TERRORISM
TRADE BALANCE
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TREASURY BILL
TREASURY BILL RATE
TREASURY BILL RATES
TREASURY-BILL RATES
TURNOVER
WAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
YIELD CURVE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
ASSET QUALITY
AUCTION
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ASSETS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK LENDING
BANK PORTFOLIOS
BANK RATE
BANKING CORPORATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BOND YIELDS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOW
CENTRAL BANK
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REGISTRIES
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMER GOODS
COOPERATIVE BANK
CREDIT COOPERATIVE
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITOR
CREDITOR RIGHTS
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
DEBT LEVELS
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY
DEMAND FOR CREDIT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DISBURSEMENT
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EMERGING MARKETS
ENVIRONMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EQUITIES
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCING OF INVESTMENT
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FINANCING
FOREIGN INTEREST
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FREE ASSET
FREE ASSETS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL INTEREST
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOLDINGS
HUMAN RESOURCE
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE SPREAD
INTEREST RATE SPREADS
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CORPORATION
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FUND
INVESTMENT SPENDING
ISSUANCE
LENDERS
LEVY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOAN RECOVERY
LOCAL BUSINESSES
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET INDEX
MARKET STRUCTURE
MATURITY
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY SUPPLY
MORTGAGES
NATIONAL SECURITY
NATIONAL TREASURY
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
NONPERFORMING LOANS
OIL
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICES
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PAYMENT SERVICE
PENSIONS
PERSONAL SAVINGS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO CAPITAL
PORTFOLIO FLOWS
PORTFOLIOS
PRICE RISKS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY OF ASSETS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REGISTRY SYSTEM
REMITTANCES
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENTS
REPO
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETURNS
RETURNS ON EQUITIES
RISK AVERSION
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK-FREE RETURN
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
SECURITIES MARKETS
SHORT MATURITIES
SHORT-TERM CAPITAL
STABLE INTEREST RATE
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKET
STREAMS
TAX REVENUES
TERMS OF TRADE
TERRORISM
TRADE BALANCE
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TREASURY BILL
TREASURY BILL RATE
TREASURY BILL RATES
TREASURY-BILL RATES
TURNOVER
WAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
YIELD CURVE
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Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector
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relation Kenya economic update;edition no. 9
description Kenyans are living two decades longer; the fertility and infant mortality rates have been cut in half; and school enrollment, at both the primary and secondary level, has more than doubled. On the economic front, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita increased eightfold; the largest share of GDP is the services sector, not agriculture; and the financial sector is now the third largest in Sub-Saharan Africa (after South Africa and Nigeria). Kenya strengthened its external position substantially in recent years, accumulating international reserves to meet program targets under the successfully completed international monetary fund (IMF) program. Reforms have improved the resilience of the banking sector to domestic and international shocks. With the advent of mobile information and communications technology (ICT) developments, the ceiling for innovation targeting specific segments of the market and outreach has been raised almost indefinitely. Kenyan banks are ahead of their counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the share of lending to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in their portfolios. A mature banking sector and more generally, a well-developed financial sector that supports a vibrant private sector will be an important advantage to achieving the vision 2030 goals.
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title Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector
title_short Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector
title_full Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector
title_fullStr Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector
title_full_unstemmed Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector
title_sort kenya economic update, december 2013, no. 9 : reinvigorating growth with a dynamic banking sector
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18639058/reinvigorating-growth-dynamic-banking-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17002
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spelling okr-10986-170022021-04-23T14:03:33Z Kenya Economic Update, December 2013, No. 9 : Reinvigorating Growth with a Dynamic Banking Sector World Bank ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ASSET QUALITY AUCTION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK ASSETS BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANK PORTFOLIOS BANK RATE BANKING CORPORATION BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BASIS POINTS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BOND YIELDS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOW CENTRAL BANK CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REGISTRIES COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER GOODS COOPERATIVE BANK CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT COOPERATIVES CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT SOURCE CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS DEBT LEVELS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DISBURSEMENT DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC BOND DOMESTIC BORROWING DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMERGING MARKETS ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EQUITIES EQUITY MARKETS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCING OF INVESTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN FINANCING FOREIGN INTEREST FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE ASSET FREE ASSETS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL INTEREST GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOLDINGS HUMAN RESOURCE INCOME TAX INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE SPREAD INTEREST RATE SPREADS INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT SPENDING ISSUANCE LENDERS LEVY LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN RECOVERY LOCAL BUSINESSES MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INDEX MARKET STRUCTURE MATURITY MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY MORTGAGES NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL TREASURY NON-PERFORMING LOANS NONPERFORMING LOANS OIL OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PAYMENT SERVICE PENSIONS PERSONAL SAVINGS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO CAPITAL PORTFOLIO FLOWS PORTFOLIOS PRICE RISKS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY OF ASSETS REAL EXCHANGE RATE RECURRENT EXPENDITURE REGISTRY SYSTEM REMITTANCES REPAYMENT REPAYMENTS REPO RESERVE RESERVES RETURNS RETURNS ON EQUITIES RISK AVERSION RISK PREMIUMS RISK-FREE RETURN SAVINGS DEPOSITS SECURITIES MARKETS SHORT MATURITIES SHORT-TERM CAPITAL STABLE INTEREST RATE STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET STREAMS TAX REVENUES TERMS OF TRADE TERRORISM TRADE BALANCE TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TREASURY BILL TREASURY BILL RATE TREASURY BILL RATES TREASURY-BILL RATES TURNOVER WAGES WORKING CAPITAL YIELD CURVE Kenyans are living two decades longer; the fertility and infant mortality rates have been cut in half; and school enrollment, at both the primary and secondary level, has more than doubled. On the economic front, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita increased eightfold; the largest share of GDP is the services sector, not agriculture; and the financial sector is now the third largest in Sub-Saharan Africa (after South Africa and Nigeria). Kenya strengthened its external position substantially in recent years, accumulating international reserves to meet program targets under the successfully completed international monetary fund (IMF) program. Reforms have improved the resilience of the banking sector to domestic and international shocks. With the advent of mobile information and communications technology (ICT) developments, the ceiling for innovation targeting specific segments of the market and outreach has been raised almost indefinitely. Kenyan banks are ahead of their counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the share of lending to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in their portfolios. A mature banking sector and more generally, a well-developed financial sector that supports a vibrant private sector will be an important advantage to achieving the vision 2030 goals. 2014-02-11T23:30:00Z 2014-02-11T23:30:00Z 2013-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18639058/reinvigorating-growth-dynamic-banking-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17002 English en_US Kenya economic update;edition no. 9 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work Africa Kenya