{"id":40731,"date":"2022-02-21T16:18:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=40731"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:18:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:18:59","slug":"kenya-pays-1-2bn-in-2021-to-service-foreign-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/kenya-pays-1-2bn-in-2021-to-service-foreign-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya pays $1.2bn in 2021 to service foreign loans &nbsp;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya treasury on Monday reported that the country paid 137 billion shillings (about 1.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021 to service its external debt. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its report, the Treasury said the money comprised 704 million dollars for the principal amount and 496 million dollars for interest. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In dollar terms, external public debt stock increased from 34.7 billion dollars as at December 2020 to 36.9 billion dollars by the end of 2021, said the Treasury. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comprised debt owed to multilateral lenders (42.7 per cent), commercial banks (29 per cent), bilateral sources (28.1 per cent) and suppliers\u2019 credit (0.3 per cent), according to the government agency. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the treasury, in a report titled quarterly economic and budgetary review for the period ending December 2021\u201cthe rise is attributed to increase in external loans disbursements and exchange rate fluctuations.\u2019\u2019 &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya\u2019s gross public debt increased by 8.14 billion dollars in 2021, ending the year at 72 billion dollars, according to the Treasury. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debt comprised 50.9 per cent external debt and 49.1 per cent domestic. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-40731\" data-postid=\"40731\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-40731 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya treasury on Monday reported that the country paid 137 billion shillings (about 1.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021 to service its external debt. &nbsp; 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