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CBK) shows that the lenders’ pre-tax earnings in the review period stood at Sh111.8 billion, rising from Sh98.2 billion a year earlier.
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A slower pass-through of CBK rate cuts to borrowers helped banks grow first-quarter earnings as deposit costs fell.

KCB half-year profit rose 20.8% to KSh49.3 billion before tax, with regional banks outside Kenya contributing 27.7% of group…

The average lending rate by commercial banks stood at 14.3 percent in July 2026, falling from 14.4 percent in June and 17.2…

National Bank of Kenya has reported a Sh1.03 billion profit after tax for the first quarter ending March 31, 2026, driven by net…

SBM Bank Kenya has reported a 171 per cent growth in profit before tax to Sh548 million over the first half to June 2026, up from…

The latest deposits held by the 14 deposit-taking microfinance banks regulated by the CBK mark a reversal of a prolonged decline…