Kenyan–Norwegian relations are
bilateral relations
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between
Kenya and
Norway.
History
Presently, relations between both countries are cordial.
Diplomatic relations between both countries were established shortly after Kenya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1963.
In 1990, diplomatic relations between Kenya and Norway were severed due to Norway's criticism of the Kenyan government and its leadership. Ties were restored in 1994 by the Norwegian ambassador appointed in 1997.
Norway's Trade Minister,
Monica Mæland, led a delegation of 54 companies to Kenya in September 2015.
Foreign Minister
Børge Brende
Børge Brende (born 25 September 1965) is a Norwegian politician and diplomat, and has been the president of the World Economic Forum since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 201 ...
visited Nairobi for the 10th Ministerial Conference of the
World Trade Organization held at the
Kenyatta International Convention Centre in December 2015.
. Foreign Minister Brende with key role at WTO Ministerial Conference. Retrieved on 22 December 2015.
Development cooperation
Norway is cooperating with Kenya with a shift from aid to trade and investment.
Key areas for Kenya and Norwegian cooperation are:
*Human rights
*Governance
Economic relations
Total trade is approximately KES. 8.1 billion (EUR. 72.4 million).
In 2014 Kenya exported goods worth KES. 5.8 billion (EUR. 51.8 million) to Norway. In addition, Norway exported goods worth KES. 2.3 billion (EUR. 20.5 million).
. Norway resets Kenya ties with eyes on trade investments. Retrieved on 22 December 2015.
Kenya's main exports to Norway include: plants, flowers, coffee, tea and spices.
60% of Norway's exports to Kenya are made up of chemical fertiliser.
The
Government Pension Fund of Norway, Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund invested in Kenya in 2012, as of 2015 total investment is worth KES. 8.2 billion (EUR. 73.25 million).
Norfund, which is an investment fund for small and medium-sized companies in emerging countries, established its Nairobi office in 2007. The Norwegian office for trade, Innovation Norway, also opened its Nairobi office in 2014.
. Bilateral Relations , Norway and Kenya. Retrieved on 22 December 2015.
Diplomatic missions
Kenya's embassy in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
is accredited to Norway. Norway has an embassy in
Nairobi.
External links
Embassy of Kenya , StockholmNorway , the official site in Kenya
References
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Norway
Bilateral relations of Norway