Central Bank of Kenya

Mixed reactions as regulator anchor interest rates at 7.5pc

Reading Time: 3 minutes Even as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) digs in to control inflation, Kenyans should brace for the higher cost […]

Lenders turn to payments marketplace

Reading Time: < 1 minute Commercial banks have increased investment in innovation in the payments space in a move to grab a bigger share of […]

CEOs optimistic about economy despite supply chain challenges

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenyan CEOs are optimistic that the economy will continue to perform well despite the August elections and high commodity prices, […]

Focus on inflation as CBK signals interest rates policy tomorrow

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will meet tomorrow to fix the benchmark policy interest rates in the backdrop of […]

Mobile lenders given deadline to get licences

Reading Time: < 1 minute Digital lenders have up to September to apply for fresh licences in line with new Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) […]

Banks told to rev up green deals

Reading Time: 2 minutes Commercial banks have been challenged to put Environmental, Social and Climate risks (ESG) at the centre of their businesses else […]

Kenyan diaspora remittances grew by 10% in 2021, data shows

Reading Time: < 1 minute Public Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows remittances from Kenyans living in the diaspora grew by 10 per cent […]

CBK retains lending rate at 7pc to boost economic recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutes PANDEMIC: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) retained the policy lending rate at 7 per cent to support economic recovery in […]

Save Kenyans from digital loan sharks

Reading Time: 2 minutes Digital lending platforms, which provide people easy access to loans of various amounts, have grown exponentially in the recent past […]

How pandemic impacted micro firms, households

Reading Time: 2 minutes Only 27 per cent of micro, small entreprises (MSEs), which closed during lockdown in 2020, had reopened by March this […]