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RightCard Payment Services Limited, operating under the name LemFi, is pleased to announce that it has received additional approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (“CBK”) to operate remittances to Kenya. This development also…

On a chilly morning in early 1993, three bankers sat in the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) governor’s office, making a last-ditch plea to stave off the closure of Equity Building Society (EBS), which had limped into its ninth year of…

Large banks, including those with deep-pocketed multinational parents, were last year forced to seek rescue loans from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), pointing to a major liquidity crisis that roiled the financial sector. Regulatory…

The official residence of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) governor is set for major renovation, an indication that the palatial home could be occupied after lying in disuse for close to nine years. The house in Nairobi’s Muthaiga estate…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has tipped the country’s economy to grow by 5.7 percent this year, which is a significantly more positive outlook compared to projections by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The…

Economy CBK seen holding rates on easing inflation, forex pain Wednesday April 03 2024 Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Kamau Thugge. FILE PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is widely expected to…

Capital Markets CBK eyes Sh65 billion from reopened bonds Friday March 29 2024 The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking to raise a total of Sh65 billion from a reopened…

Boss Talk Kamau Thugge: CBK Governor on why the shilling has depreciated more than was necessary Friday December 08 2023 CBK Governor, Kamau Thugge. ILLUSTRATION | JOSEPH BARASA | NMG The Central Bank of Kenya this week shocked…

Currencies Weak shilling hands CBK Sh131bn unrealised forex gain Monday October 16 2023 The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) doubled the unrealised exchange gains on its dollar…

Capital Markets CBK, investor standoff drives interest rates to 16-year high Friday October 13 2023 CBK Governor Dr Kamau Thugge speaks at a past event on September 18, 2023, at Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi. PHOTO | BILLY OGADA…