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Draft Kenya Green Finance Taxonomy (KGFT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released the draft Kenya Green Finance Taxonomy (KGFT) for public consultation. The draft KGFT is intended to serve as a tool to enable market participants classify whether particular economic activities are ‘green’ or...
read moreCEOs Survey of March 2024
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released the report of the March 2024 CEOs Survey. The Survey is conducted every two months, prior to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. The objective of the Survey is to capture information on top firms’ perceptions,...
read moreMarket Perceptions Survey Report of March 2024
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) undertakes a Market Perceptions Survey, prior to every Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, to obtain perceptions of banks and non-bank private sector firms on selected economic indicators including inflation, economic growth,...
read moreAgriculture Sector Survey of March 2024
The agriculture sector continues to play a critical role in Kenya’s economy accounting for about 20 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector also employs over 40 percent of the total population and more than 70 percent of the rural populace. Given the...
read moreMPC Media Briefing April 4, 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee met on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Governor and MPC Chairman Dr. Kamau Thugge hosted a press briefing on Thursday, April 4.
read moreMPC retains CBR at 13.00 percent
The Monetary Policy Committee retained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 13.00 percent at its April 3, 2024 meeting. Read more…
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