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State eyes six-month import cover to cushion falling shilling

Kenya shilling

Kenya is targeting increasing foreign exchange reserves to at least 6.1 months of import cover as it looks to provide a stronger buffer to cushion the shilling against external headwinds going forward.

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Kenya is targeting increasing foreign exchange reserves to at least 6.1 months of import cover as it looks to provide a stronger buffer to cushion the shilling against external headwinds going forward.

This has been revealed in details of the Medium-Term Plan 4 covering the period 2023 to 2027, which is the last implementation phase of Vision 2030 whose first medium-term plan spanned 2008 and 2012.