Interest Rates and Foreign Investor Activity in Kenya: Evidence from Nairobi Securities Exchange
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2456-639X
DOI: 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v15i430235