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 CBK Records Strong Demand in August Infrastructure Bonds Reopening

CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) latest Infrastructure Bond (IFB) reopenings attracted KSh 460.4 billion in bids against KSh 150 billion on offer, resulting...

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ANALYSIS

CBK Holds Benchmark Rate at 8.75% During August Meeting: What this Means.

CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) held the Central Bank Rate(CBR) at 8.75%, the third consecutive time that it has done so. The CBR...

CBK Governor Dr Kamau Thugge
BUSINESSNEWS

 CBK Maintains Benchmark Lending Rate at 8.75%

CBK (Central Bank of Kenya), through its top think-tank, the Monetary Policy Committee(MPC), has decided to maintain a hold on the Central Bank...

Outside Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) headquarters in Nairobi.
BUSINESS

CBK: Kenya’s Forex Reserves Reach Record Ksh1.99T

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced that the country's foreign exchange reserves have risen to a record high of 15.4 billion U.S....

Judge striking court gavel. PHOTO/Pexels
BUSINESS

Court: Unlicensed Loan Apps Cannot Sue Borrowers

Digital lenders that are not licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) cannot use the courts to recover unpaid loans, a Nairobi...

David Precious - Senior Market Analyst, EBC Financial Group
ECONOMYMARKETS

Kenya’s KSh995.7 Billion Domestic Borrowing Plan May Strain Credit For Smaller Firms

EBC Financial Group says reliance on local investors may encourage banks to favour government securities and larger borrowers with stronger collateral

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BUSINESS

CBK Supports Pan-African Payment Network to Boost Regional Trade

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has joined other African financial regulators and industry players in backing the wider adoption of the Pan-African...

Digital Credit Providers locensed by CBK
BUSINESS

CBK Licenses 25 Digital Credit Providers as Virtual Loans Soar to Ksh150 Billion

Licensing and oversight was precipitated by concerns raised by the public over predatory practices

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BUSINESS

CBK Bags Ksh57.8B in Oversubscribed Bond Sale

Investors poured billions of shillings into the government's latest Treasury bond sale. Still, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) turned away a significant...