Kenya Weighs Raising as Much as $500 Million From Diaspora Bond
The East African nation is in talks with a unit of the World Bank on how to structure the security, said Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. It aims to grow the program to $3.8 billion over time.
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