Monetary Policy Committee

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CBK Monetary Policy Committee
PERSON OF INTEREST

Profiles of the Four New Members of CBK Monetary Policy Committee

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has welcomed on board four new members of its Monetary Policy Committee.

CBK Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge on Central Bank Rate
ECONOMY

Central Bank Rate Retained At 7% To Keep Stimulating The Economy

The decision to keep the benchmark Central Bank Rate interest rate at 7% after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on 28th July was...

Central Bank Rate - MPC - CBK Dr Patrick Njoroge
ECONOMY

CBK Retains Benchmark Rate At 7%, Signaling Economic Recovery

Central Bank Rate: The Central Bank of Kenya has retained its benchmark rate at 7%, signaling confidence in the prevailing monetary policy as...

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SMART MONEY

Millions of Kenyans Struggling to Pay Loans Face CRB Monster

According to the survey 10% of households reported they are unable to service loans at all, with another 13.6% falling behind in payments.

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MARKETS

CBK, Confident With Previous Cuts, Retains Signal Rate at 7%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the policy-formulating organ of the Central Bank of Kenya, met on 29th September, 2020.

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MARKETS

Banks Restructure Sh1.12trn Worth of Loans in Six Months

Of the Ksh1.12 trillion, personal/household loans amounting to Ksh271 billion or 33 percent of the gross loans to this sector had their tenors...

FEATURED STORY

Banks Restructure Sh679bn Worth of Loans

CBK locks base lending rate at 7.00%, to reconvene within a month

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MARKETS

CBK Quest for Lower Interest Rates Signals Tough Times Ahead

With the economy slowing further, choked by the Covid-19 pandemic, it will take more than lowering the signal rate to excite credit markets.

ECONOMY

Coronavirus Deflates Kenya’s Projected Economic Growth to 11-Year Low

Central Bank slashes base lending rate to allow banks lend more money to Kenyans