The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has unveiled draft regulations requiring all credit guarantee firms operating in the country to hold a minimum core capital of KES 1 billion ($7.86 million).| Finance in Africa
Kenya’s inflation accelerated in August to 4.5% from 4.1% in July, hitting a 14-month high after the CBK delivered its seventh consecutive rate cut.| Finance in Africa
Kenya’s Kamau Thugge and Morocco’s Abdellatif Jouahri have earned top marks in Global Finance magazine’s 2025 “Central Banker Report Cards,” placing ahead of peers from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Uganda in the annual global ranking.| Finance in Africa
Nigeria’s central bank is expected to resume its monetary easing cycle in the second half of 2025, as disinflation gains momentum.| Finance in Africa