Robert Ndubi Barimo

Robert Ndubi Barimo is an economist with a strong interest in monetary policy, entrepreneurship, financial innovations, and international trade. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Egerton University and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi. He is currently enrolled in a PhD in Economics at the University of Nairobi. He possesses strong Professional experience in international trade, trade policy, enterprise development, monetary policy, and regional economic integration, with specialized training from institutions and programs associated with the United Nations, World Trade Organization (WTO), UNCTAD, International Trade Center (ITC), African Union, Afreximbank, and other international development institutions. His areas of competence include trade negotiations, WTO trade facilitation, cross-border trade, export development, trade finance, commercial diplomacy, market intelligence, trade-flow analysis, investment promotion, AGOA, AfCFTA, EAC and COMESA integration, and private-sector development. His overarching professional objective is to apply economics, research, monetary and financial intelligence, and policy expertise to support evidence-based decision-making, institutional development, Nonstate actors and private-sector growth, public-sector performance, and sustainable economic development in Kenya and globally.