Top banks step up interest rate cuts amid CBK pressure

Central Bank Governor Dr Kamau Thugge.

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Top banks are scrambling to cut lending rates days after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) warned of daily fines as a punishment for failure to lower the cost of loans for individuals and businesses.

Equity Bank of Kenya, KCB Bank Kenya and Co-operative Bank of Kenya have publicly announced cuts on their lending rates by between one and three percentage points, signalling a thawing of the standoff between them and the regulator.

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