This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Kenya and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Kenya and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Kenya.
At a Glance
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Kenya joined the Fund in February 3, 1964; Article VIII.
- Total Quotas: 542.8 Million
- Loans outstanding: Stand-by Arrangement SDR 352.82 Million SCF Arrangements SDR 135.70 Million
- Kenya is on the 12-month cycle for Article IV consultations. The last Article IV consultation was concluded on June 13, 2018 (IMF Country Report No. 18/295, published on October 23, 2018)
Office Activities
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IMF’s Abebe Aemro Selassie had an engaging and constructive dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on October 28th, 2019. They discussed the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa and how the IMF can support Kenya’s growth agenda. Were present Kenya Resident Representative, Tobias Rasmussen, Head of Public Service, Dr Joseph Kinyua, National Treasury PS, Dr Julius Muia and Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, the Senior Economic Advisor to the National Treasury CS, as well as Mr Musa Kathanje, Director of Macro and Fiscal Affairs at the National Treasury.
November 11, 2019
Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF
We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation, and may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo. The scam letters instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other forms of approval, to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries. In other cases, they claim to offer loans against payment of a negotiation fee. The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS.For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF
IMF's Work on Kenya
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
January 14, 2021
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
December 3, 2020
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IMF Staff Completes Virtual Mission to Kenya
November 20, 2020
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blog Bridging Digital Divide to Scale Up COVID19 Recovery
November 4, 2020
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blog Digital Financial Inclusion in the Times of COVID-19
July 1, 2020
Departmental Papers on Africa
The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on Sub-Saharan Africa conducted by International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff, particularly on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest. The views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.