Central Bank of Kenya
Kenya overnight lending rate leaps in unscheduled move
Overnight lending rate raised to 8%, 175 basis points above the benchmark central bank rate
Kenya addresses currency concerns
Central Bank of Kenya to expand number of commercial banks with access to foreign currency window in bid to end speculative trading
Kenya’s Ndung’u on financial sector deepening
Central Bank of Kenya governor Njuguna Ndung’u outlines measures to promote Kenya’s financial services sector
Kenyan lawmakers criticise Ndung’u reappointment
Lawmakers critique government’s reappointment of Central Bank of Kenya governor Njuguna Ndung’u without any parliamentary review or input
Kenya’s Ndung’u reappointed for second term
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki appoints Central Bank of Kenya governer Njuguna Ndung’u for second four-year term
Risk management booms in sub-Saharan Africa
Kenyan Central Bank reports 95% of banks have independent risk management functions
Rate decisions this week
Majority of central banks stand pat as uncertainties persist over growth, price pressures; Iceland cuts while Turkey, Uruguay tighten policy
Kenya’s Ndung’u: long term financing key to housing sector growth
Kenyan central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u says Finance Bill 2010 provisions will create long term financing and address excess demand for housing in Kenya
Shilling weakened after Kenya bought euros, say analysts
Analysts link recent weakness in Kenya’s shilling to euro purchases by the central bank
Kenya’s Ndung’u moves to allay fears over 'weakening shilling'
Kenyan central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u says currency's ten-year low against dollar is a result of fallout from Greek crisis
Rate round-up: Israel opts to hold
Israeli, Kenyan, Turkish and Serbian central banks’ rates remain unchanged
Kenya: Bank Supervision Annual Report 2009
Kenya’s Supervision Annual Report 2009 shows the banking sector in Kenya grew by 14% despite global slump
Ndung’u calls for new reforms in MFI scheme
Kenyan governor Ndung’u draws up plans to enhance MFI’s incorporation
Kenya gets first credit-reference bureau
Central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u says credit bureaux will increase the availability and lower the cost of loans for borrowers
Rate decisions this week
Majority of central banks to vote this week hold rates constant though dissent voiced in the US and South Africa; Philippines and India tighten, Hungary loosens
Kenya moves to automated treasury trading – Ndung’u
Kenyan governor Njuguna Ndung’u says automated trading system is an important development for treasury bonds
Kenya cuts by 75 basis points
Central Bank of Kenya chops three-quarters of a point off benchmark rate
Kenya’s Ndung’u praises M-Pesa
Central Bank of Kenya’s Njuguna Ndung’u says M-Pesa mobile payments service improves financial inclusion and provides secure remittances channel
Rwanda launches mobile money scheme
François Kanimba, governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, says the new mobile money system will be closely supervised
Kenya, SA hold rates, flag recovery
Central Bank of Kenya and South African Reserve Bank relatively upbeat on growth
First consultations held on currency for East Africa
Bank of Tanzania hosts first meetings on plans for East African Monetary Union
Kenya to step up supervision: Ndung’u
Central Bank of Kenya’s Njuguna Ndung’u on strengheting supervisory tools
Kenya paves way for recovery with loosening
Central Bank of Kenya’s cuts to its cash reserve ratio and benchmark rates seen as bold moves
Kenya – Bank Supervision Annual Report 2008
Central Bank of Kenya’s latest Bank Supervision Annual Report notes that domestic banks continue to embrace new technology