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Will zero-tariff fix Kenya-China trade imbalance?

The expanded zero-tariff policy became effective in December 2024. [Courtesy]

Kenya is increasingly pivoting towards Beijing, seeking to leverage China’s expanded zero-tariff trade policy to address a persistent and widening trade imbalance that has long favoured the Asian economic giant.

This new trade window, touted by Beijing as a “game changer,” comes as Chinese officials actively urge Kenyan and other African producers to seize the opportunity

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