Yields on Kenya’s Eurobonds have surged to their highest levels since November 2023, indicating increased risk perception among investors.
The surge is linked to the recent imposition of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to significant financial market reactions in Kenya.
Specifically, yields rose by between 1.5 and 2.8 percentage points compared to the previous week, reaching between 11.6% and 12.6% across various maturities.
This spike suggests that if Kenya were to issue new bonds under current conditions, it would face substantially higher borrowing costs.
Also Read: Investors Shy Away From Kenya’s $900 Million Eurobond Buyback to Tender 65%, Only
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) also experienced a downturn, with investor wealth declining by Ksh.35.4 billion.
The tariffs have heightened risk perceptions for frontier markets like Kenya, leading to increased yields on their sovereign bonds.
This development underscores the interconnectedness of global trade policies and local financial markets, calling for strategic responses to external economic pressures.
My programmer is trying to convince me to move to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the costs. But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using WordPress on several websites for about a year and am concerned about switching to another platform. I have heard good things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can import all my wordpress posts into it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Your home is valueble for me. Thanks!…
Just wish to say your article is as astonishing. The clearness in your post is just great and i can assume you are an expert on this subject. Fine with your permission let me to grab your feed to keep updated with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please continue the enjoyable work.
F*ckin¦ amazing things here. I am very happy to peer your post. Thanks a lot and i am taking a look ahead to contact you. Will you please drop me a mail?
Greetings from Idaho! I’m bored to tears at work so I decided to browse your website on my iphone during lunch break. I love the knowledge you present here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. I’m surprised at how fast your blog loaded on my mobile .. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, amazing site!
https://semaglupharm.com/# Rybelsus 3mg 7mg 14mg
I was very pleased to find this web-site.I wanted to thanks for your time for this wonderful read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post.