IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Kenya

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Current IMF membership: 191 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
Article IV/Country Report: January 17, 2024. (IMF Country Report No. 24/13)

Standard Media on July 15 posted an article under the title “IMF: Kenya is world’s second most uncertain for investors.” The IMF fully dissociates itself with the content of the article.
The World Uncertainty Index cited in the article, developed independently by researchers, is not an official IMF output.
The Office provides information on its activities, views of IMF staff, and relations between Kenya and the IMF. Additional official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Kenya are available through IMF country channels.

Fraudulent scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation.
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.
Other variants claim to offer loans against payment of a negotiation fee.
The contact e-mail information provided in such scam letters is always BOGUS.

World Economic Outlook — Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology — July 8, 2026
Global Financial Stability Report — Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks — April 14, 2026
Fiscal Monitor — Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks — April 15, 2026
Annual Report of the Executive Board — Navigating a Precarious World — September 23, 2026
Regional Economic Outlook — Sub-Saharan Africa entry summarized below.

After a strong 2025 with growth at 4.5%, Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 reaping the benefits of hard-won stabilization gains.
The war in the Middle East has clouded the outlook.
Regional growth is expected to decline by 0.2 percentage points to 4.3 percent in 2026.