IMF cautions against cutting interest rates

Signage of IMF at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, DC. FILE PHOTO | AFP

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned against a rush to cut interest rates among African countries whose inflation has fallen in the past two months, pointing to a risk of a sharp rise in cost of living when the rate cuts boost economic activity.

Kenya is among a number of sub-Sahara economies whose headline inflation rates eased in the third quarter of the year, largely due to rate hikes and falling food prices.

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