Central Bank of Kenya
Rates round-up: Kenya raises rates to highest since 2018
Sarb adds 50bp more as economy struggles; Zimbabwe cuts 1,000bp; Mozambique holds
People: France appoints deputy governor
New deputy governors in Indonesia and Kenya; Dilma Rousseff to lead Brics bank
Kenya central bank restores mobile money transfer fees
Move will reverse anti-Covid measure, but cut fees from 2020 rates
Rates round-up: Pakistan adds 100bp to main rate
Central banks raise rates in Kenya, Congo and Iceland
African governors face multiple financial ‘floods’
Kenyan governor says a “doubling, tripling” of access to IMF resources is needed
Central Bank of Kenya raises rate and denies FX shortage
New president nominates former governor Ndung’u to become finance minister
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
East African states clash over location of regional central bank
‘Verification exercise’ gave Tanzania the highest score, prompting Uganda and Kenya to object
Kenyan governor denies shortage of small-denomination notes
Interior minister had claimed that politicians were draining supply to pay election bribes
Rates round-up: Canada adds 50bp to main rate
Kenya orders first rate increase since 2015; Dominican Republic hikes 100bp; and more
Kenyan central bank to oversee digital lenders
Governor had requested “teeth” from parliament but lawmakers removed some powers
Kenya’s central bank highlights growth rebound in 2021
Inflation has fallen to 6.5% following government stabilisation efforts to stem fuel prices
Kenya’s banks told to prepare climate risk plans by 2022
Central bank publishes guidance urging banks to integrate climate risk into broader risk management
Sanctioned disobedience: the challenge of protecting whistleblowers
Most central banks have policies on whistleblowing, but practice and usage vary widely
Kenyan central bank prepares further monetary policy reforms
Review recommends action to improve modelling, boost interbank market and develop education
Kenyan governor asks for powers over digital lenders
Unregulated lenders are helping create ‘ballooning household debt’, Njoroge says
People: RBA’s Debelle given second term as deputy
Iosco gets new secretary-general; Routledge takes over as Canada’s superintendent of financial institutions; new director of research for Kenya
Central Bank of Kenya to liquidate bank after ‘severe violations’
Action on smaller lender comes as CBK looks to complete long-running resolution of Chase Bank
Kenya’s central bank transfers $45.6m to government
IMF approves pause in fiscal tightening as Kenyan authorities deal with impact of pandemic
Kenya strikes deal on $2.4 billion IMF package
“Multi-year effort” required to stabilise public finances and boost growth
Kenya’s central bank opens new currency centre
New facility will improve currency circulation within the region, president Kenyatta says
Kenya’s central bank looks to regulate digital lenders
Legislation before government could help central bank control high lending rates on digital products
Central Bank of Kenya cuts rates again
Policy-makers look to offset fiscal tightening and push economy back to potential