Banks root for CBK rate rise to arrest non-performing loans

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Kenya Bankers Association Chief Executive Officer Dr Habil Olaka at Sarova Stanley Nairobi on March 1, 2023. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has called for further monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Kenya, terming it a cure to elevated non-performing loans.

The apex bank left the benchmark Central Bank Rate (CBR) unchanged at 10.5 percent in August, noting the effects of its prior interest rate increments were adequate.

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