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Kenya’s economic growth in question as World Bank, IMF downgrade 2017 forecast

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NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s growth prospects have again been called into question, capping a difficult year for the country after a bruising electioneering period.

The World Bank last week released its quarterly economic report on Kenya that almost mirrored that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - another Bretton Wood - in giving a downgraded economic forecast for the year.

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