ARTICLE · 18 APRIL 2018

Special Economic Zones- A Bright Future For Kenya

Iseme, Kamau and Maema Advocates

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IKM Advocates, a top tier corporate law firm in Kenya, together with International Project Finance ("IPFA") East Africa, the largest and only international, independent, not-for-profit association...

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Eunice Mwikali Maema

IKM Advocates, a top tier corporate law firm in Kenya, together with International Project Finance ("IPFA") East Africa, the largest and only international, independent, not-for-profit association dedicated to promoting and representing the interests of private companies and public sector organisations in Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) throughout the world, hosted an Event dubbed "Special Economic Zones – A Bright Future for Kenya". The high profile event was attended by Hon. Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development and Mr. Enrique Antonio Huesca Fernandez, Executive Secretary of the Federal Authority for the Development of Special Economic Zones in Mexico, and brought together different stakeholders including SEZ developers, investors, financiers and industry practitioners.

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