The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) Monetary Policy Committee will meet to set lending rates on March 23, at the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. At its last bi-monthly meeting on January 28 the MPC cut the central bank rate by 25 basis points to 8.25 percent, noting the economy was operating below its potential. … Continue reading Coronavirus Outbreak, External Shocks: Kenya Central Bank’s MPC Meeting Touted as ‘Key Risk Event’