Kenya
Investors should not be concerned about revote – Kenya’s Njoroge
Governor is confident whoever wins October revote will pursue market-based policies
Kenya’s central bank issues new cyber security guidelines
Banks will have to report breaches within 24 hours
Debate over Kenya’s growth potential continues – Njoroge
Private sector sees macroeconomic stability and infrastructure funding aiding growth in long term
Kenya’s Imperial Bank given 90-day lifeline
High court extends commercial bank’s receivership to allow shareholders and receiver to reach agreement
Website of the year: Central Bank of Kenya
Responsive design caters for increasingly mobile public
Kenya’s monetary policy framework under threat – IMF
New interest rate caps are “constraining” the central bank’s ability to conduct monetary policy
Central Bank of Kenya halts reference rate calculation
Rate made redundant by interest cap, Njoroge explains
East Africa inches closer to monetary union
IMF official offers advice on allocating financial stability authority
Central Bank of Kenya cuts rates despite new credit legislation
Commercial banks to amend lending rates again following a cut in interest rates
IMF official criticises interest rate caps in speech honouring Kenyan central bank
Rate ceilings can interfere with central bank independence, Furusawa says
Kenyan parliament amends central bank’s regulation powers
Central bank must take receivership decisions “in consultation” with senior finance bureaucrat
Capping interest rates could affect credit, says Kenyan president
Kenyan president approves new banking law despite acknowledging future “difficulties”
De La Rue boosts Africa presence with Kenya deal
Kenyan government takes 40% stake in De La Rue’s Kenyan factory
Kenyan governor outlines three pillars for ‘new normal’ in banking
2016 to be a year of “transition” for banking in Kenya, says Patrick Njoroge
Kenyan central bank concerned by proposed interest rate caps
Central bank warns of “adverse consequences”, including problems for monetary policy transmission
Njoroge cites need to anchor expectations as Central Bank of Kenya holds
Monetary policy committee keeps policy rate at 10.5%
East African governors praised for balancing act
Central bank heads in region have “done extremely well”, Kaberuka says
Swift paper warns not to transplant Kenya’s inclusion strategy
Harvard Kennedy School lecturer explores the factors behind M-Pesa’s success in Kenya, and warns against simply copying the country’s approach to inclusion elsewhere
IMF paper explores transmission of volatility along yield curve
Authors see differences depending on progress towards inflation targeting
Troubled Kenyan bank to reopen under new management
Chase Bank will be managed by Kenya Commercial Bank, which may go on to acquire majority stake
Central Bank of Kenya creates lending facility in wake of banking troubles
Emergency liquidity offered to any bank under pressure “from no fault of its own”
Lenders should reward low-risk customers – Kenyan governor
Banks should praise those performing well regarding credit management
Kenya sees a reduction in use of bank services
Mobile payments preferred, with 47.8% of population using mobile services on daily basis
Emerging markets leading the way in cutting-edge payments innovations, UK report finds
Mobile payments embraced in emerging markets where banking infrastructure lags