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CBK moves to tame weakening Kenyan shilling

The Central Bank of Kenya has raised its benchmark rate by 400 basis points signaling its bold move to counter inflationary pressures and weakening Kenyan shilling.

This effectively raises the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 11 per cent up from the previous seven per cent it was adjusted to two weeks ago.

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