General, Monetary Policy
The Central Bank of Kenya has released the report of the Market Perceptions Survey of January 2019. The survey is conducted every two months, prior to every Monetary Policy Committee meeting, to obtain the expectations of banks and non-bank private sector firms on...
Read More Dr. Baranski was appointed the first Governor in May 1966, on secondment from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). During his one year tenure, the CBK commenced operationalizing the CBK Act, assumed responsibility for monetary policy and management of the...
Key Milestones For the past 50 years, the Bank has made significant strides in fulfilling its mandate. Successive Boards have seen the Bank grow from a staff establishment of 60 in 1966 to over 1,300. In response to its expanding functions, the areas of operation have...
Currency History Early Currencies, Trade and Exchange Before the onset of the modern day currency, Kenya’s communities traded and exchanged goods and services, one to another or using intermediaries that had been accepted for trade. Various items have surfaced from...
Journal & Book Articles Journal Articles and Book Chapters The Journal Articles and Book Chapters here are published by staff of the Central Bank of Kenya. 2024 Sustaining Tanzania’s Economic Development: A Firm and Household Perspective. A scholarly book edited by...
