Banks raise fixed deposit rate in battle for premium savers

 Central Bank of Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
 

Banks have this year intensified competition for cash by raising the average fixed deposit rate to a 52-month high of 7.54 percent by the end of February, the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows.

The money market has been experiencing tight liquidity that has been aggravated by the increase in CBK’s benchmark lending rate.

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