Kenya in general - the economy



Currency:
1 Kenya-Shilling (Ksh) = 100 Cents

Exchange rates:
1 US Dollar = 78.89200 Kenyan Shilling,
1 British Pound = 115.364 Kenyan Shilling,
1 Euro = 73.81451 Kenyan Shilling
(May 30, 2002)

GNP/Head:
270 US$ (1993)

Inflation rate:
5% (1998)

Interest rates:
9% (1999)

GDP:
25% agriculture,
22% trade and tourism,
14% government services,
12% finance/insurance/real estate,
11% manufacturing,
7% transport/storage/communication,
4% building/construction,
5% other;
(1999)

Imports:
18% machinery and equipment,
16% transport equipment,
9% food and beverages,
8% other consumer goods,
16% fuel and lubricants,
33% industrial supplies;
(1998)

Exports:
57% food and beverages,
14% other consumer goods,
18% industrial supplies,
9% fuel and lubricants,
1% machinery and capital equipment,
1% transport equipment;
(1998)


old twenty shilings - front

one hundred shilings - back

two hundred shilings - front



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