Small lenders given three more years to meet core capital rule

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The Central Bank of Kenya.

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Struggling commercial banks have been given a three-year deadline extension to raise their core capital to a minimum Sh10 billion, offering reprieve to 23 small lenders that are below the set mark.

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) of John Mbadi extended the deadline for banks to increase their minimum core capital from the current Sh3 billion to Sh10 billion from 2029 to 2032.

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