Tag: National Treasury

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), has released the results of its latest Treasury bond auction, revealing robust investor appetite ...

Fixed Income

Treasury Bills 2025: Oversubscription Persists as Rates Ease

Treasury Bills in 2025 remained oversubscribed albeit lower than the previous year. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) received bids ...

Vodacom Rules Out M-PESA Split, Defying Regulatory Pressure

Vodacom Group, the parent company of Safaricom PLC, has firmly rejected the possibility of splitting its lucrative M-PESA fintech platform ...

Fixed Income

Treasury Bonds: Investors Maintain Strong Appetite as CBK Raises KES 405B in Q3

Treasury bonds saw stable demand in the third quarter of 2025 despite lower yields attributed to cuts in the Central ...

Macroeconomics

CBK Confidently Targets to Raise KES 40B in November Bond Auction

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is targeting to raise KES 40B through two re-opened treasury bonds - FXD1/2012/020 and ...

CBK Skips Dividend Payout to Treasury for the First Time since 2018

For the first time in seven years, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will not to pay dividends to the ...

Credit Ratings Workshop Sets Kenya on Course for Robust Fiscal Growth

The workshop, which commenced on Monday, October 6, 2025, aimed to support the government’s plan to develop a practical credit ...

Kenya’s Economy Accelerates: Q2 GDP Jumps 5% on Strong Sectoral Gains

Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.0% in the second quarter of 2025, driven by expansion across Agriculture, Transportation ...

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Government Is Yet To Hold Formal Talks With Safaricom Board On Potential Splitting Of The Firm.

Kenya`s government, a major shareholer of Safaricom Plc is considering splitting the company into three firms to boost revenue. However, ...

Surge in Treasury Bills Uptake Cuts Debt Maturity to 7.4 Years

Increased investor participation in treasury bills has reduced the average time to maturity of the overall domestic debt, with both ...

Investor Appetite Soars for 364-Day T-bill on Higher Yields

Investors' appetite for the 364-day Treasury bill in the fiscal year 2025/2026 has increased, mainly driven by higher yields compared ...

Treasury’s Bold Gamble on Reopened Bonds to Ease Debt Pressures

Building on last year’s pattern, the National Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) are again planning to reopen ...

Treasury’s Bold Shift Exposes Borrowing Reality

The National Treasury has reversed course on arrangements to balance domestic and external borrowing after realizing how tough a hurdle ...

Africa

Japan’s Bold Plan for Cheaper Loans to Africa

Japan aims to challenge China’s stronghold on African lending by offering cheaper loans through its development financing arm, the Japan ...