CBK foresees narrower current account gap on low import costs

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Former Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge on December 1, 2022. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has projected a narrower current account deficit this year on falling import costs.

The apex bank expects the current account deficit to close at 4.8 percent of GDP at the end of this year from an earlier projection of 5.4 percent in March.

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