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Mall landlords push out foreign retailers with dollar-based rents payment demands

South African retailer TFG is set to exit Kenya alleging that landlords are asking for dollar-based rentals, Reuters has reported.

TFG Group Chief Executive Anthony Thunström also said that over the last six-months, the Kenyan government has increased import duties, in some cases doubling them.

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