Kenya
Manufacturers call on Ruto to boost competitiveness

A seller of second-hand clothes, known as 'mitumba', at the market in Gikomba, Nairobi, on 25 June 2012.
A seller of second-hand clothes, known as 'mitumba', at the market in Gikomba, Nairobi, on 25 June 2012. © Simon Maina/AFP
To stimulate industry in a sluggish economic climate, the private sector is looking to the head of state for a series of tax cuts on inputs for manufactured products in Kenya. It is also calling for macroeconomic measures to improve the business environment. [...]
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