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Introduction
The Central Bank of Kenya issues banking circulars from time to time. Banking Circulars convey information on policy announcements / changes affecting the commercial banking sector to users in the Banking Industry, both commercial and public. These circulars are issued through the Director Banking Services Department.

BANKING CIRCULARS 2009

Banking Circular 11- Disclosure of Deposits to Deposit Protection Fund Board
Banking Circular 9- Review of CBR Rate
Banking Circular 8- Payments for Government Securities through KEPSS
Banking Circular 7 - Adjustment of Central Bank Rate (CBR) and Cash Reserve Ration (CRR)
Banking Circular 6 - Improvement of Currency operations
Banking Circular 5 - KEPSS rules & procedures – KEPSS operating schedule
Banking Circular 4 - Revision of CBR and Tenors for repo/reverse repo, late repo and term auction deposit facility
Banking Circular 3 - Interbank (“Horizontal”) Master Repurchase Agreement (MRA)
Banking Circular 2 - Adjustment of the Central Bank Rate (CBR)
Banking Circular 1 - Confirmation of secondary trading transactions for government securities

BANKING CIRCULARS 2008

Banking Circular 9 - Revision of the rediscount rates methodology for government securities
Banking Circular 8 - Reduction of the threshold for investments in Treasury Bills in the primary market
Banking Circular 7 - Revision of the CRR and the CBR
Banking Circular 6 - Introduction of the Interbank (“Horizontal”) Master Repurchase Agreement (MRA)
Banking Circular 5 - Revision of Central Bank Rate (CBR)
Banking Circular 4 revised - Amendment: Revised guidelines for currency transactions
Banking Circular 4 - Revised guidelines for currency transactions
Banking Circular 3 - Term Auction Deposit
Banking Circular 2 - End of the test period for the new CBK BS(M) return
Banking Circular 1 - Prudential Guidelines on Business Continuity Management (BCM)