Banks' share of domestic debt falls below 50pc

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). PHOTO | NMG

The share of government domestic debt held by banking institutions fell to below 50 percent at the end of January for the first time in almost 10 years.

Data released by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that banks held 49.94 percent of domestic debt or Sh2 trillion as other classes of investors including pension funds bought more of the fixed income securities.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.