Why Kenya is not immune from global shocks

Kenya; Bradley Ziff is the Senior Risk Advisor for New York-based Misys Global Banking. He has served at top-level management of several global financial institutions including the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Arthur Andersen and Oliver Wyman Financial Services. In his duties Mr Ziff visits clients in US, UK, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa and provides input and counsel on the developments in risk management, regulatory oversight, capital guidelines and business investments that have evolved over the past several years. His twenty five years’ experience in the industry has provided him with a wealth of knowledge ranging from geo-politics to risk and competition analysis both at macro and micro levels. Frankline Sunday caught up with Mr Ziff (pictured) on his visit to Kenya and had a chat about Kenya’s financial sector, the country’s risk profile and the impact of the on-going security and political tensions.

Q. The global economy, Kenya included, is still reeling from the 2007/2008 financial crisis. What have we learnt from this crisis and what should we be doing to stimulate economic growth?