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In October 2023, while responding to questions from a parliamentary committee on finance and national planning, Dr. Thugge said the decline in international reserves was caused by an overvaluation of the shilling against the dollar [5] This was against the backdrop of a gradual reduction in import cover from 5.5 months to 3.7 months.
On 14 September 1966, the Kenyan shilling replaced the East African shilling at par, although the latter was not demonetised until 1969. The Central Bank of Kenya issued notes in denominations of 5/=, 10/=, 20/=, 50/= and 100/=. All of the notes feature a portrait of Kenya's first prime minister and president, Jomo Kenyatta, on the front and ...
In October 2023, while responding to questions from a parliamentary committee on finance and national planning, CBK Governor Dr. Thugge said the decline in international reserves was caused by an overvaluation of the shilling against the dollar. [17] This was against the backdrop of a gradual reduction in import cover from 5.5 months to 3.7 months.
The finance ministry says the amendments would blow a 200 billion Kenyan shilling ($1.56 billion) hole in the 2024/25 budget, and compel the government to make spending cuts or raise taxes elsewhere.
Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar). In some places there is a thriving street trade by unlicensed street traders in US dollars or other stable currencies, which are seen as a hedge against local inflation. The exchange rate is ...
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The exchange rate of the Kenyan Shilling between 2003 and 2010 averaged about KSh74-78 per US Dollar. [67] The average inflation between 2005 and July 2015 was 8.5%. [68] In July 2015 Kenya's inflation rate was estimated to be 6.62%. [69]
Kenyan shilling: No. of listings: 65 [1] Market cap: KSh. 1,807.88 Billion/= 25 October 2024 [2] Volume: 5.8 billion units [3] (2016) 6.8 billion units (2015) Indices: NSE All Share Index NSE 20 Share Index FTSE NSE Indices FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index FTSE NSE Kenya Govt. Bond Index FTSE ASEA Pan African Index: Website: NSE ...