Central Bank releases over Sh55b to rescue struggling local lenders

Central Bank releases over Sh55b to rescue struggling local lenders

The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) lending to banks hit Sh55.47 billion in the financial year to June 2021. This points to the regulator’s increased intervention to rescue lenders from a liquidity crunch. The latest lending, under the liquidity support framework introduced five years ago, is 50 per cent higher than the Sh36.94 billion that […]

Program to support water sanitation and hygiene services providers in Kenya

Program to support water sanitation and hygiene services providers in Kenya

The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) in partnership with Aqua for All , a non-profit organization that provides grant money to scale and implement solutions that address drinking water, sanitation, and/or water management have launched a close to US$ 45.3M program to support water sanitation and hygiene services providers in Kenya. The program, which comprises […]

KENYA: NBK finances water and sanitation service providers in Nairobi

KENYA: NBK finances water and sanitation service providers in Nairobi

KENYA: NBK finances water and sanitation service providers in Nairobi©Kenyan Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation A new financing program aims to support companies that provide water, sanitation and hygiene services in Kenya. The program is being initiated by the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) with funding of 5 billion Kenyan shillings (over $45.2 million). […]