Banks Cut Household Lending for First Time in Seven Years as Defaults Surge

Kenyan banks reduced lending to households in 2024 for the first time since 2017, as high…

CBK Extends Loan Pricing Deadline for Banks by Six Months

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has granted commercial lenders additional time to transition to a…

CBK Unveils Revised Credit Pricing Model to Enhance Transparency in Lending

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the introduction of a revised Risk-Based Credit Pricing…

CBK Seeks Public Input on New Rules for Non-Deposit Taking Credit Providers

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has called on the public to submit comments on the…

Kenya Pushes for a Bill to regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Kenya’s Treasury has introduced the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, which seems to regulate cryptocurrency…

Kenya’s Largest Bank Group, KCB Complies to CBK to Cut Lending Rates

Kenya’s largest lender with $10.8 billion in assets, KCB Bank Group, has complied to CBK directive…

CBK Issues New Directives to 24 Banks

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a new directive 24 banks, ordering them to…

Banks That Can’t Cut Lending Costs to Face Penalty by CBK

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken route to implement aggressive measures that would see…

Treasury & CBK Disagree Over New Bond Trading Platform EABX

Kenya’s Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) disagree over the newly established bond trading…

CBK Reopens 2 Infrastructure Bonds to Raise Ksh.7O Billion

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) seeks to raise Ksh70 billion to fund infrastructure projects in…