US rate increase hands Kamau Thugge fresh headache

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IMF Mission Chief to Kenya Haimanot Teferra. PHOTO | POOL

The latest rate increase by the US Federal Reserve has emerged as a new pain point for the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) when it meets in the next two weeks.

On Wednesday this week, the Fed revised its policy rate to its highest point in two decades, adding to the downward pressure that the shilling has been facing from the global environment.

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