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Reasons Kenyans experience unfavourable balance of trade are;Kenya exports mainly agricultural products which are low value compared to imports.The imposed quota systems sometimes lead to reduced sales and less earnings.The expenditure on imported goods is high due to increased prices of crude oil/petroleum products.The agricultural products exported from Kenya face stiff competition from the world market leading to low sales/earnings.
Difference between bilateral trade and multilateral trade is;Bilateral trade is exchange of goods and services between two countries while multilateral involves an agreement between several countries involving exchange of goods and services.
Silent barter trade is trade involving communities/trade who lacked a common language for trade.
Difference between internal and regional trade is;Internal trade involves buying and selling of goods and services within a country while regional trade involves buying and selling of goods and services between countries that are found in the same geographical region.
Factors that led to the decline of the Indian Ocean trade include;Exhaustion of items of trade like slaves, gold and ivory Abolition of slavery and slave trade European colonization of East Africa Emergence of industrial revolution in Europe Establishment of legitimate trade by the missionaries The Portuguese conquest of East African Coast