Banks tap Sh54bn CBK liquidity support loans on cash crisis

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Imperial Bank customers outside a branch in Mombasa after learning of its having been placed under receivership in October 2015. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Banks and microfinance institutions tapped Sh54.2 billion in loans from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to boost their liquidity positions in the financial year ended June, pointing to a growing challenge among smaller lenders.

Disclosures in the CBK's annual report show a 6.3 percent increase in loans advanced to the financial institutions from Sh51.03 billion that was borrowed in the preceding similar period.

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