Interest Rate Hold Ahead

BMI View: We expect the Central Bank of Kenya to keep interest rates on hold at 7.75% following the September 23 meeting of the monetary policy committee. The domestic economic recovery is already underway, precluding the need for an imminent rate cut, and the authorities are likely to adopt a 'wait and see' approach, given the 225 basis points of cuts enacted since November 2008.

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