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Ruto Urges Banks to Cut Lending Rates as Borrowing Costs Remain High
President William Ruto has asked commercial banks to bring down lending costs, saying the country's economic recovery should create better financing opportunities for...
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CBK Tightens Rules on Emergency Bailouts for Struggling Banks
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will now be required to apply stricter rules before offering emergency financial support to struggling banks, following...
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Bankers Propose Popular Tax Measure that Will Increase Salaries
A 5% PAYE reduction would release Ksh 28.1 billion annually into the economy and generate Ksh 42 billion in GDP output
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Women Slowly Stealing the Show at African Banker Awards
Winners to be announced on the sidelines of African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Brazzaville at the end of the month
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Bankers Push For Lower PAYE Tax, Reveal Salaried Kenyans Struggling Financially
The banking industry has proposed a downward review of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax bands to raise the minimum taxable personal income...
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Mobile Currency Trading Revolution in Kenya
Kenya's mobile technology advancement has transformed how people access financial markets. The country that pioneered mobile money through M-Pesa now leads East Africa...
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Banks in Race to Lower Price of Loans
The new CBK model provides a transparent anchor rate while banks retain the flexibility in setting borrower- specific premiums
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Strong Earnings By Top Banks Firing Up Activity at NSE
The earnings period has also coincided with interest rates coming down
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Kenya Banks Ready to Unveil Mid-Year Performance
As Kenya’s banking sector unveils its half-year results for 2025, investors and market watchers are keenly observing the performance of the major banks...
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