Bank CEOs summoned over costly loans, cheap deposits

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Dr Kamau Thugge during an interview at his office along Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi on June 21, 2024. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will this week step up pressure on banks to cut lending rates at a crunch meeting with chief executives of top lenders who have started lowering interest on savings.

The regulator is concerned that banks are quick to cut deposit rates but slow to lower lending rates in line with cuts in the benchmark rate, delaying relief to borrowers plagued with costly loans.

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