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Kenyan President William Ruto has nominated ex-IMF senior economist Kamau Thugge as the next governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.
NAIRBI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The governor of Kenya's central bank said on Tuesday that interest rates are likely to drop further following a fall in the cost of living and expected stability of food prices because of the ongoing rains. "Looking ahead, the numbers are good. Food inflation...
Patrick Njoroge, the Governor, Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), said he should be jailed if he agrees to convert Kenya’s reserves to bitcoin. He added that the keys to the Kamiti prison cell should be thrown away. He said this whileaddressingnewly elected members of Kenya’s legislature...
NAIROBI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Central Bank on Friday released 7.4 billion shillings (about 70 million U.S. dollars)to boost government's efforts to contain coronavirus. The bank's governor Patrick Njoroge said the money was gained from a demonetization exercise carried out from June...
Kenya is exploring the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) to settle cross-border payments according to the country’s Central Bank Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge. A Central bank digital currency (CBDC) is money that exists solely in electronic form, issued and regulated by the nation’s...
As per the Central Bank of Kenya Act, he is well within his right. A bank is a regulated private business. You cannot compel a bank to take you as a customer or take your business. Thus, every once in a while, the governor pulls out his trump card to remind us who is boss...
3. Patrick Njoroge | KENYA: GRADE (B+) CBK Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge As Kenya's tea and flower exports resumed in late July, Central Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge said the country's economic recovery would be driven by growing remittances from workers abroad and a bumper harvest of corn,...
Climate model wins economics award; DNB, Fed and Central Bank of Kenya also recognised Awards Central Banking Awards 2023: Gallery See the winners from the big night, including leading figures from across the industry who came to pick up their awards ...
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