S&P Global Ratings offered Kenya a symbolic and strategic respite by upgrading its long-term sovereign rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘ on August 22, 2025, with a stable outlook. This rare signal in an African environment saturated with rating downgrades. The agency praised the temporary dissipation of external liquidity risks that were threatening Nairobi. Indeed, the…...
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