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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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The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) is inviting applications for the Programme Manager – Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. The deadline for submitting applications is August 29, 2018. Read...
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released its Bank Supervision Annual Report for 2017. The Report highlights the banking sector’s performance and developments in 2017 and may be accessed from CBK’s website…..Read...
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Pursuant to Section 31(2) (b) of the National Payment System Act, 2011 which empowers the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to issue Directives and Guidelines, the CBK has developed draft Cyber Security Guidelines for Payment Service Providers. The objective is to create a...
read moreMarket Perceptions Survey Report – July 2018
The Central Bank of Kenya has released the report of the Market Perceptions Survey of July 2018. The survey is conducted every two months, prior to every Monetary Policy Committee meeting, to obtain the expectations of banks and non-bank private sector firms on...
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