

It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report and Statement of Audited Accounts as at 31st December 2012 for BANK OF AFRICA – KENYA (BOA-KENYA).
During the year, economic activity was on a rebound after slowing down significantly in the last half of 2011 and into early 2012. Growth picked up on account of improved weather conditions and macroeconomic stability. New discoveries of oil and gas reserves have boosted investor confidence and further attracted foreign direct investments. This growth has also been driven by continued regional integration, trade diversification and increased foreign investment flows.

It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report and Statement of Audited Accounts as at 31st December 2011 for BANK OF AFRICA – KENYA.
Kenya’s economy is reported to have grown by 4.5 percent in 2011, less than the forecast mainly due to rising inflation caused by increasing fuel and food prices. This growth was grounded on strong performance across all the key sectors of the economy with agriculture recording marked improvement after two consecutive years of decline. The country also shook off the effects of the post-election violence with peace prevailing across the country. Considerable growth was also recorded in tourism, telecommunications, transport and construction sectors. It is also widely believed that the optimism and economic growth resilience was partly supported by the ongoing implementation of the new Constitution ahead of the 2012 elections.
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It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report and Statement of Audited Accounts as at 31 st December 2010 for BANK OF AFRICA — KENYA (BOA-KENYA).
The Kenyan economy was projected to grow at 5.5 percent in 2010, representing optimism of
the business community which has over the past few years grappled with the negative
effects of the 2008 political crisis, severe drought and the global economic downturn
in 2009. This optimism and growth are expected to be sustained in 2011.

In 2009, Kenya had just begun to emerge from the difficulties of the post election violence
that shocked the domestic economy in ways never seen before in its history. The effects
of this distortion combined with the drought for most part of the year and across all
provinces as well as the global financial crisis that manifested as global recession resulted
in low domestic output’s growth. Food supply and electricity generation suffered gravely
leading to severe shortages and the high cost of production.