CBK scouts vaults for gold as it moves to diversify reserves

Kamau Thugge

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge in his office in Nairobi on June 21, 2024.

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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is scouting for vaults to store gold as it moves to diversify the country’s foreign reserves, amid global economic uncertainty that has seen the price of the precious metal hit record levels.

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge told Bloomberg News the bank has already opened talks with international financial institutions, including the Bank of England, on the logistics of acquiring and storing gold.

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