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Economy in 2017 bigger by half a trillion- KNBS

Workers at the phase two of the on-going standard Gauge Railway project at Nachu, area Kiambu County. [Peterson Githaiga/Standard]

The statistics body has revised up the size of the economy in 2017 by almost half a trillion.

In what is likely to offer a reprieve to Treasury, the adjustment makes room for the Government to borrow more, given that the current debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio borders close to the danger zone.

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