Shilling loses ground on scramble for dollars

Commercial banks quoted the shilling at an average of 103.30 in afternoon trading, compared to Monday’s closing average of 103.21. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The shilling weakened against the dollar yesterday after coming under pressure from importers, even as liquidity in the money market remained tight after banks transferred taxes to the regulator.

Commercial banks quoted the shilling at an average of 103.30 in afternoon trading, compared to Monday’s closing average of 103.21.

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