Shilling hits historic low against dollar


Business Daily | by Victor Juma

The Kenya shilling hit a new historic low yesterday to trade at 108.55 units to the US dollar, signalling rising costs of imports of raw materials and finished goods such as petroleum products, wheat, vegetable oil and motor vehicles.

The local currency has come under pressure in recent months as demand for dollars surged and supply squeezed by lack of tourists and a reduction in commodity exports…

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