China Offers Extensive Free-Trade Deal to Kenya

File image of Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with President William Ruto at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on October 18, 2023. Image via Xinhua.

Kenya has secured zero-duty access for almost all its exports to China in a preliminary deal, its trade minister said Thursday, as Nairobi seeks to offset the impact of higher U.S. tariffs.

The Kenya-China deal aims to diversify the East African nation’s markets and “reduce trade imbalances,” Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui said in a statement.

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