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The Central Bank of Kenya staff successfully hiked Mount Kilimanjaro on June 4-11, 2017, to raise funds in support of St. Kizito’s School for the Deaf, Litein.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) celebrated its 50 years of existence and service to the nation of Kenya in September 2016. These celebrations entailed the CBK’s involvement in a number of activities.
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Next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Meeting
The next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018.
read moreDraft Kenya Banking Sector Charter – Invitation for Comments
In line with the on-going regulatory reforms aimed at strengthening service standards, consumer protection and enhanced competition in the banking sector, CBK proposes to introduce a Kenya Banking Sector Charter to guide service provision in the sector. The objective...
read moreMPC lowers CBR to 9.00 percent
The Monetary Policy Committee lowered the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 9.00 percent at its July 30, 2018 meeting. Read more...
read moreMEFMI – Request for Proposals to Conduct a Workload Analysis
The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) is inviting proposals from firms or individual consultants to conduct an organizational structure review and workload analysis for the MEFMI Secretariat. The deadline for...
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