Abstract: The objective of this is to examine the relationship between external debt portfolio in Kenya and financial Risk in repayment. The study has four objectives; To examine the relationship between bilateral external debts and financial risk, To examine the relationship between multilateral external debts and financial risk, To examine the relationship between commercial banks external debts and financial risk and To examine the relationship between supplier credit external debts and financial risk. The study involves a collection of secondary data regarding the public debt from the IMF, World Bank and The National Treasury. The study period is from the year 2000 to the year 2017. The study shall only use secondary data which shall be empirically analyzed to assess the relationship between the variables. The researcher shall use E-views and Stata Software to facilitate the analysis and presentation of data. The findings shall assist economists and financial advisors to advise the Kenyan government on the right portfolio of external debt to be held.
Keywords: External Debt, Financial Risk, World Bank, IMF, Bilateral Debts, Multilateral Debt, Public Debt, Debt Servicing.
Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEBT PORTFOLIO IN KENYA AND FINANCIAL RISK IN REPAYMENT
Author: MR. HUSBORN OSORO KENYANYA, DR. AMBROSE JAGONGO, MR. JOHN M. GITARI
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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