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Oil price and its effect on Kenya

The international prices of crude oil are dropping at an unprecedented speed. In six months, the price per barrel of Brent has dropped to below $50 per barrel.

Oil trading experts believe that this price at $50 might not be the bottom but rather the ceiling for the foreseeable future. The prediction is that the price of oil could drop to as low as the pre-1973 price levels where a barrel of oil cost $3.

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