Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163050 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2017/86
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The mobile money transfer industry has been the most successful information and communications technology-enabled service in Kenya, having recorded an exponential growth relative to its neighbours within the East Africa region. This could be attributed to Kenya's status as a leading commercial and logistics hub in the region, coupled with the competitive strengths of smaller regional peers such as Rwanda, providing a unique opportunity to expand the industry's services and maximize the economies of scale required for its success and expansion. This can be achieved if Kenya identifies its market niche, generates investment prospects, and addresses the accompanying risks.
Subjects: 
information and communications-technology-enabled services
prospects
mobile money
Kenya
JEL: 
C19
E42
L86
L88
N27
O55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-310-3
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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