Banking Sector, General
The Central Bank of Kenya has issued a Guidance Note to commercial banks, mortgage finance companies and microfinance banks on regulatory capital treatment of provisions arising from implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9. Read...
General, Monetary Policy
The next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be held on Monday, May 28, 2018.
Banking Sector, General
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has prepared a draft paper on the impact of interest rate capping on the Kenyan economy. CBK invites comments on the draft paper through the email address ResearchStat@centralbank.go.ke by April 30, 2018. Read the full draft paper...
General, Monetary Policy
The Monetary Policy Committee lowered the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 9.50 percent at its March 19, 2018 meeting. Read more…
General
The Central Bank of Kenya and the University of Nairobi hosted a public lecture in honour of the late Prof. Francis Mwega on February 27, 2018. The keynote address was by Prof. Benno Ndulu, the former Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, on the subject ‘Conduct of...
Banking Sector, General
The Central Bank of Kenya has compiled the credit officer survey report for the quarter ended December 2017. The survey, undertaken on a quarterly basis, aims at monitoring trends in credit standards in the Kenyan banking industry and gaining insights into specific...
