Pressure on banks as new loan pricing model begins on December 1

The Central Bank of Kenya has noted that nearly half of the 37 lenders have opted for the Central Bank Rate as their key reference rate.

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United Bank of Africa (UBA) has cut its lending rates by three percentage points putting pressure on other commercial banks as they roll out the new pricing model beginning Monday.

The Nigerian based lender said it would lower its base lending rate to 11.78 percent from 14.79 percent on both its new and existing loans.

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