Diaspora Remittances: Kenya Shilling Hits A Year High Against US Dollar. Kenya’s currency strengthened to a 14-month high against the dollar buoyed by steady forex inflows largely diaspora remittances and foreign investors
Safaricom Now Controls Half All Cash Kenyans Abroad Send Home: Kenya’s Safaricom, now controls 50 percent of all cash Kenyans abroad send home through its M-pesa Global which cumulatively,
Rethinking Remittances: Redirecting Diaspora Remittances to Sound Investment Choices: Remittances have been one of the most important contribution by the diaspora to their respective countries. Globally, this could be ranked as an individual industry
Diaspora remittances rose 72 per cent in June to a record Sh26.8 billion ($266.2 million) compared to a similar month last year, reflecting lower costs of remitting money and the effect of the tax amnesty for remitting assets stashed abroad.
Various stories abound of Kenyans in the Diaspora who made elaborate plans to invest back home, and, trusting in relatives or friends to get the job done, ended up ruing the day they made that decision
Kenyans abroad sent home a record $641.5 million (Sh64.3 billion) in the first three months of the year, in part reflecting the impact of growing investment products targeting the diaspora.
Kenyans abroad sent home Sh12 billion more in 2015 lifting total remittances to Sh156 billion.
According to data from the central bank, remittance inflows through...