Iran war forces CBK to hold key lending rate for second time

Central Bank Governor Dr Kamau Thugge.

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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged for the second policy meeting in a row at 8.75 percent amid the uncertainty triggered by the Iran war.

The decision to hold the Central Bank Rate (CBR) has left investors and banks in limbo on the direction of domestic interest rates that had started rising to cover the surge in inflation, and bankers expected the benchmark rate to increase.

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