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Kenyan shilling remains stable against USD, EAC currencies despite slight drop in foreign reserves
24 Jan 2026 19:15 GMT
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"The Kenyan shilling remained stable against … currency exchanged at 19.56 on January 22 against the Tanzanian shilling … Treasury.
Source: TwitterThe Kenyan shilling also remained stable against … the market.
The Kenya Shilling Overnight Interbank Average …
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Ugandan shilling gains against Kenyan shilling, US dollar despite internet shutdown in 2026
22 Jan 2026 07:58 GMT
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Simultaneously, the Kenyan Shilling (KES) weakened against … Ugandan Shilling Gains Against Kenyan Shilling, US Dollar Despite … , the Kenyan Shilling lost ground, with one Kenyan Shilling buying fewer … 21.
Against the Kenyan shilling, the trend was …
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Ghana's currency could slide further, Uganda's may gain
23 Jan 2026 10:24 GMT
… #39;s shilling may gain as foreign-currency demand remains subdued … next week, mainly because forex supply has picked up … a trader said.
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Kenya's shilling is expected to extend … prices should counteract hard-currency demand from companies resuming …
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Tea Board of Kenya orders Mombasa auction proceeds paid directly to KTDA factories to enforce Tea Act compliance
21 Jan 2026 13:49 GMT
… the bank accounts of 54 Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)- … penalties.
The move comes as Kenya’s tea industry continues to … year due to market and currency pressures. “The drop in payment … to market forces and the shilling to dollar exchange rate dynamics …
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A Safaricom Sale, A Nervous Shilling, And A Central Bank Choosing Arithmetic Over Symbolism
20 Jan 2026 23:14 GMT
Central banks rarely volunteer opinions on how governments should raise money. They police inflation, manage liquidity, and safeguard market confidence. When they step beyond that lane, it is usually because something structural is shifting in the …
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Kenya seeks to raise $824 million from state pipeline IPO, first in 11 years
20 Jan 2026 19:53 GMT
… shares, representing about 65% of Kenya Pipeline Co., valuing the … index surged 51% in local-currency terms last year, the biggest … the record due to the Kenyan shilling’s depreciation over the past … , according to LSEG data.
Kenya Pipeline reported a 65% rise …
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2026 global macroeconomic backdrop and key fundamental drivers to watch
23 Jan 2026 21:00 GMT
… constraints temper optimism.
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The Kenyan shilling has stabilised after the sharp …
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Analysing the Landmark Nedbank Bid for Kenya’s NCBA Bank
22 Jan 2026 11:24 GMT
… trade, supported by a stabilised Kenyan shilling and a positive inflation environment …
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Kenyans abroad send KSh 650 billion home in 2025 remittances
21 Jan 2026 07:32 GMT
… reliability of remittances as Kenya's leading source … continued stability of the Kenyan shilling and the foreign exchange … this has shielded the shilling from volatility in the … Kenyan Shilling.
During the week ending January 15, 2026, the local currency …
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Understanding exchange rate volatility
24 Jan 2026 00:09 GMT
… as Peru, Ghana, and Kenya, while reflecting on historical policy … confidence in the national currency. Some of the notable … to decimalise the national currency. The Currency Act of 1967 saw … pound, shilling and pence in 1968. The new currency designated the …