Kenya shilling

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SMART MONEY

Amazing Origin of ‘Pesa’ and How Shilling Overtook Foreign Currencies

With the establishment of individual Central Banks for the three East African countries, Kenya began printing and minting its own shilling currency notes...

Kenya shilling exchange rate - fuel prices in Kenya
SMART MONEY

1974 Fuel Receipt Evokes Nostalgia Over Strong Shilling Years

Over the years, the Kenya shilling has lost its value significantly, thanks to inflation which has markedly reduced its purchasing power.

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SMART MONEY

Kenya Shilling Seen To Sink Further To 130 Against The Dollar

The Kenya shilling set to continue losing value to the dollar as the US Federal Reserve raises rates by 0.25% to reach 4.75%...

FEATURED STORY

CBK Governor accuses IMF of using Kenya as foreign exchange formula ‘guinea pig’

Dr Patrick Njoroge says the IMF used a new methodology that has only been in place since 2015 to reach that conclusion

FEATURED STORY

Political turbulence shakes Kenya’s shilling

Exotix Capital said in a note Thursday that the shilling was, along with the Pakistani rupee and Omani rial, the most vulnerable of the frontier-market...

FEATURED STORY

Kenyan shilling hits year-high amid surging inflows

Analysts forecast that the shilling would rise in the coming days to reach 102.30 level due to high inflows and low demand for...

FEATURED STORY

Kenya shilling edges up against dollar

The Central Bank of Kenya placed the shilling in the Monday trading at 103.06 to the dollar, a rise from  103.09

FEATURED STORY

Shilling, NSE gain after Supreme verdict

Analysts at CBA bank say the shilling had initially lost ground Monday morning, only to reverse its losses and gain 20 cents immediately...

ECONOMY

Kenya shilling suffers fresh beating

Central Bank of Kenya governor Patrick Njoroge, however, says Kenyans are resilient enough and would override current political upheavals even as the local...