Real estate, trade top banks first quarter loan defaults

Construction workers laying down steel frames on an on-going building under construction in Ngara area on March 15, 2024.

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Businesses in real estate, trade and agriculture secors hit banks with Sh30.9 billion loan defaults in three months ended March, topping the list of defaulters amid a rise in interest rates.

Latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reviews of the first quarter of the year shows the three sectors posted the highest jumps in non-performing loans, forcing banks to cut their exposure by reducing lending.

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