The was established in 1966 through an Act of Parliament - Third government infrastructure bond performs wellthe Central Bank of Kenya Act of 1966.
The establishment of the Bank was a direct result of the desire among the three East African states to have independent monetary and financial policies.
The Central Bank of Kenya Act of 1966 set out objectives and functions and gave the Central Bank limited autonomy. Since the amendment of the Central Bank of Kenya Act in April 1997, the Central Bank operations have been restructured to conform with ongoing economic reforms. There is now greater monetary autonomy.
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Access to affordable credit boosted
4th March 2010
The Governor, Prof. Njuguna Ndung'u has launched the first credit reference bureau in Kenya. The launch of the bureau is expected to facilitate the development of information capital which will change the current collateral technology. Further, it will enhance information symmetry and, support financial development and boost access to affordable credit by more Kenyans.
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Overall inflation further drops
3rd March 2010
The Central Bank has announced that the overall 12-month inflation maintained
a downward trend throughout the year 2009. It declined from 13.3 percent
in January 2009 to 5.3 percent in December 2009. The downward trend
persisted in January 2010 with the 12-month inflation dipping further
to reach 4.7 percent. The decline in 2009 through January 2010 is attributed
to falling prices of food, medical goods and services, recreation and
education and personal goods and services.
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Third government infrastructure bond performs well
25th February 2010
The Central Bank is pleased to inform all investors and the public in general that the recorded an excellent performance, with 770 bids received amounting to . On behalf of the Government, the Central Bank wishes to thank all investors and the public for their overwhelming response and support in financing Infrastructure projects. The Central Bank of Kenya issued the Third Infrastructure Bond for a total value of Kshs 14.5 Billion to finance specific projects in the Roads, Energy and Water sectors.
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