Kenya's central bank slashed its benchmark lending rate to 12.00% from 12.75% on Tuesday, in a move aimed at stimulating credit to the private sector, the bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) said in a statement.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cut the benchmark interest rate by the largest margin since the start of Covid-19 economic hardships in March 2020, signalling relief for borrowers saddled with costly loans and reversing a slowdown in demand for credit.

The consensus among economists – including those at Kiwibank – is the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) will cut interest rates by 50bps to 4.75% tomorrow. Elliot Smith, Kiwibank’s chief customer officer business banking,

Kenya's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate to 12.00% on Tuesday, from 12.75%, the bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) said, adding that the move was aimed at boosting credit to the private sector.

The non-lending financial service companies are better equipped to manage the impacts of rate cuts compared to traditional lending businesses, highlighted a report by Deven Choksey Research. The report noted that the non-lending financial services like life insurance companies have demonstrated a stronger ability to adapt to changes in

Uganda’s central bank cut its benchmark policy rate by 0.25 percent to 9.75 percent on Monday in a further sign of subdued inflationary pressures and the spillover effects from softening of monetary policy actions undertaken by leading central banks.

The Kenyan interest rate has been cut by a large margin, the like of which was last seen during the global pandemic. The Kenyan economy has been on a recovery path given its steadily declining inflation levels since the year began.