Monetary Policy
The agriculture sector continues to play a critical role in Kenya’s economy accounting for 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 critical...
Monetary Policy
The Monetary Policy Committee raised the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 8.25 percent at its September 29, 2022...
Monetary Policy
The next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be held on Thursday, September 29,...
Monetary Policy
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released the report of the July 2022 CEOs Survey. The Survey is conducted every two months, prior to the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. The objective of the Survey is to capture information on top firms’ perceptions,...
Monetary Policy
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,...
Monetary Policy
The agriculture sector continues to play a critical role in Kenya’s economy accounting for 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 critical...