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CBK Signals Pressure on Shilling as Forex Reserves Drop

A recent dip in Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves is highlighting the growing pressure on the country’s external position, even as authorities move to...

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge
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CBK Holds Benchmark Rate at 8.75% Amid Gulf Crisis Concerns

CBK(Central Bank of Kenya) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to maintain the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 8.75 percent, during its meeting held...

Raimond Molenje, CEO, Kenya Bankers Association
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Bankers Push CBK to Hold Rates Steady Amid Rising Global Risks

Commercial banks are urging the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to hold its key lending rate steady, warning that the economy is facing...

CBK headquarters in Nairobi
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CBK Floats T-Bonds Worth KSh 60 Bn in March-April For Budget Spending

CBK(Central Bank of Kenya) invites bids for two long-term Treasury Bonds worth KSh 40 billion for budgetary support in the 2025/26 fiscal year...

Kenyan currency
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CBK Accepts Bids Worth KSh 18.4 Bn At Bond Switch Auction

CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) accepted bids worth KSh 18.4bn from investors in last week’s bond switch auction where investors opted to move...

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BUSINESS

Diaspora Inflows Fall by Ksh21.6B Amid Stable Foreign Reserves

A slight dip has been recorded in the amount of money Kenyans in the diaspora are sending back home, even as the country’s...

CBK headquarters in Nairobi
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Central Bank of Kenya raises KSh 61 Bn for Budgetary Support in March

Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) accepted bids worth KSh60.9 billion at the March 16th 2026 auction after it reopened of a 20-year and 25-year...

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CBK Raises Concern as Middle East War Fuels Surge in Global Oil Prices

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has warned that rising global oil prices, driven by escalating conflict in the Middle East, are increasing...

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CBK, Rwanda Central Bank Partner to Simplify Cross-Boarder Payments

The push to make cross-border digital payments easier in East Africa has gained momentum after Kenya and Rwanda agreed on a new framework...