Essay On Tourism Development In Kenya

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The end of world war two has seen International trade grow rapidly, which was driven by an upsurge of globalization of the economy. In this report globalize trade especially in the tourism industry will be highly referred to.
This exchange in terms of import and export facilitates for a wider market for the locally produced good in the larger foreign market. Just like in the local trade, international trade is influenced by factors both in the external and internal scope of trade. This leads to the globalization of the economy where worldwide events shape the demand and supply of the commodities.
The Kenya Tourist Development Corporation, a Government body, has over the last 4 decades spearheaded tourism development through networking investors and providing equity and loan funding to projects in Kenya. Its mission statement is "To develop and diversify Kenya’s tourism industry by providing a range of advisory and financial services to investors in tourism related
Enterprises" and has the following core functions:
• Research to identify opportunities, trends and priorities in the tourism sector
• Provision of bridge between the public sector and private sector in the development of tourism facilities
• Facilitation of information exchange among industry shareholders in order to
• promote development and diversification
• Provision of financial instruments in form of loans and / or equity participation
• to cover short and long term needs of investors
• Provision of legal, business and market advice to assist investors to identify and implement profitable ventures
1.1 KENYAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Kenya is strategically positioned at the helm of east African economic powerhouse. This aspect give the app...

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...hape as both export and import. Exports on the other hand are heavily dependent on agriculture and horticulture, while imports are so much dependent on machinery, industrial supplies and petroleum products.
The government has played a major role in creation of an enabled business environment in the country. These effort have paid off by attracting more investor in the country. This have seen the levels of international trade heightened.
The private sector too deserves some credit for their invaluable effort to capitalize in the open opportunities both in the country and abroad.
All in all the international trade environment in Kenya have been a stable. The stability results in the creation of an enabled environment. These favorable conditions can be mainly attributed to government effort and commitment to promote and safeguard international trade in the country.

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