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East Africa Economic Outlook 2022
ECONOMY

East Africa Economic Outlook Shows Mixed Fortunes

East Africa Economic Outlook: The East African Community (EAC) is one of the leading regional economic organizations in sub-Saharan Africa and has made...

Ecobank
FEATURED STORY

Ecobank Suspended From Forex Market Over Unsafe Trading Practices

Ecobank has been ordered to cease transactions as an authorised foreign exchange dealer in the Kenyan market from Tuesday, March 29, 2022, to...

Giant telco Safaricom had the lion's share of active mobile money accounts with 62.5 percent of them or 26.22 million being active over 30 days. [Photo/ Nairobi News]
FEATURED STORY

40 Million Mobile Money Accounts Abandoned Due To Loans

At least 40.93 million out of the 68 million registered mobile money accounts were inactive as of December 2021, new data by the...

Digital credit services will be required to disclose interest rates, late payment and rollover fees before issuing the loans. [Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya]
BUSINESSECONOMYSMART BUSINESS

New Rules for Loan Apps as CBK Sets Compliance Deadline

With the new regulatory framework, they will be required to disclose interest rates, late payment and rollover fees before issuing the loans. The...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Brace For Expensive Loans As CBK Lifts Freeze On Costs

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has lifted the freeze on loan costs cap, spelling the beginning of expensive loans. As a result,...

CBK Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge at a past press conference. The CBK has published the National Payments Strategy 2022-2025. [Photo/ KNA]
CRYPTOCURRENCYECONOMY

CBK’s Nod to Crypto in New Payments Strategy

The strategy paints a picture of the evolution of payment systems in Kenya from the introduction of the first Automated Teller Machine (ATM)...

Central Bank Digital Currency
FEATURED STORY

CBK Targets High M-Pesa Charges in Digital Currency Push

Mobile money services in Kenya, such as M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Equitel and T-Kash now face an onslaught by proposed Central Bank Digital Currency...

Kenya imports from Tanzania stood at USD 501 million and exports USD 403.9 million. 
BUSINESSECONOMY

Tanzania-Kenya Total Trade Hits Ksh102 Billion

Kenya Tanzania bilateral trade hit USD 905.5 million (Ksh102.8 billion) in 2021 for the period January –November 2021 according to the Central Bank...

Dollars
ECONOMY

Global Economy To Slump For Two Years On Weakened US, China Growth

A weaker global economic growth is projected for 2022 and 2023, driven by expected lower growth in the two largest economies (the United...