More than half of Kenyan banks face Sh10bn core capital test

Guests during the launch of a PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kenya Bankers Association tax report in August 2023 in Nairobi.

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More than half of commercial banks will be expected to seek new funding or merge with their rivals amid plans to raise the minimum capital requirement 10-fold to Sh10 billion.

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u said the changes would be effected through a progressive increase from the current threshold of Sh1 billion.

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