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CBK Governor Calls on Treasury to Curb Domestic Borrowing as Bank Capital Deadline Looms
Kenya's Central Bank Governor has urged the Treasury to rein in domestic borrowing to create room for lower lending rates, while separately defending a KSh5 billion minimum bank capital requirement whose implementation timeline is under active negotiation. The two policy pressures combined could trigger banking sector consolidation and reshape credit access conditions for Kenyan fintechs and SMEs.
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- Thugge defends higher bank capital requirements as CBK engages Treasury over new timeline · techtrendske.co.ke · T2
- Kenya’s Treasury confronts a growing funding squeeze as new spending commitments pile up · techtrendske.co.ke · T2
- Thugge tells Treasury to rein in domestic borrowing as CBK seeks lower lending rates · techtrendske.co.ke · T2