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Central Bank cuts CBR rate to ease credit squeeze

By Jackson okoth

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has renewed its pressure on commercial banks to reduce lending rates, amid concerns that the economic recovery is still feeble and needs affordable credit to support it.

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