Kenya is one of the African countries that attract the highest number of investors
26th November, 2014
Kenya continues to rank highly in its attractiveness to investors, as it remains one of the more strategic investment destinations. The Africa integration index released by global payments company, visa suggests that Kenya is most attractive due to its expansive dual air connectivity with the world, as well other to African countries. The index places South Africa as the most integrated country on the continent, with a rating of 66.7, followed by Kenya with a rating of 55. The rating is based on flow of goods and services, financial integration and movement of capital, flow of information and knowledge, and movement of people. According to visa executives, Kenya’s global integration is far greater than that of regional integration but are quick to point out that the breadth of the country’s economic relationships with its neighbors is far stronger than its breadth with the rest of the world. The government has been on a quest to establish Nairobi as a global financial services hub in a