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Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA) Serviced Apartments Report 2021

Nov 7, 2021

In 2020, we published the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Serviced Apartments Report 2020, which highlighted that serviced apartment’s average rental yield declined by 3.6% points to 4.0%, from the 7.6% recorded in 2019. This was attributed to declines in monthly charges per SQM to Kshs 2,533, from Kshs 2,806 recorded in 2019, coupled with declines in occupancy levels to 48.0%, from 79.4% recorded in 2019. The decline in performance was attributable to reduced demand for hospitality facilities and services, due to the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the government ban all international flights and local flights into Mombasa and Nairobi, among other restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Coronavirus. This year, we update our report by focusing on; Overv...

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Kenya’s 2022 Election Campaign Promises Tracker

Oct 24, 2021

Election Watch: Kenya’s next Presidential Elections are set to be held in August 2022 and with less than a year left, we have seen the political temperatures in the country continue to rise. As such, we shall be analyzing the economic campaign promises made by the politicians and the impact these promises will have in the economy. To read more on the same, click here;

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Unit Trust Funds Performance- Q2’2021

Oct 24, 2021

Unit Trust Funds (UTFs) are Collective Investment Schemes that pool funds from different investors and are managed by professional fund managers. The fund managers invest the pooled funds in a portfolio of securities with the aim of generating returns to meet the specific objectives of the fund. Following the release of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Quarterly Statistical Bulletin – Q3’2021, we analyze the performance of Unit Trust Funds, as the total Assets Under Management (AUM) have been steadily increasing and they are among the most popular investment options in the Kenyan market. We will further analyze the performance of Money Market Funds, a product under Unit Trust Funds. In our previous focus on Unit Trust Funds, we looked at the

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Unit Trust Funds Performance- Q1’2021

Oct 17, 2021

Unit Trust Funds (UTFs) are collective investment schemes that pool funds from different investors and are managed by professional fund managers. The fund managers invest the pooled funds in a portfolio of securities with the aim of generating returns to meet the specific objectives of the fund. Following the release of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Quarterly Statistical Bulletin – Q2’2021, we analyze the performance of Unit Trust Funds, as the total Assets Under Management (AUM) have been steadily increasing and they are among the most popular investment options in the Kenyan market. We will further analyze the performance of Money Marke...

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Kenya Macroeconomic Q3’2021 Review

Oct 10, 2021

According to the 2021 Economic Survey Report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the Kenyan economy contracted by 0.3% in 2020, from the restated 5.0% growth recorded in 2019 due to the lockdowns following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the first 9 months of 2021 have seen a gradual recovery evidenced by improved business conditions in the Kenyan private sector. Notably, the average Stanbic Bank Monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the first eight months averages 50.2, higher than the 45.2 recorded during a similar period in 2020, and the 50.0 recorded at the end of Q2’2021. For the month of August 2021, the index increased to 51.1 from the 50.6 recorded in July 2021 partially driven by an acceleration in new order growth and a rise in sales in four of the five monitored sectors. On the other hand, the overall inflation has been on the rise wi...

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