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Fellow wazuans, reading is free and it was all over the news Under the new law, lending rates will be capped at four percentage points above the benchmark central bank rate, which is currently 10.5 per cent, while deposit rates must be at least 70 per cent of the benchmark rate. KEGN, KPLC, KQ, SCOM
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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mkate_nusu wrote:Fellow wazuans, reading is free and it was all over the news
Under the new law, lending rates will be capped at four percentage points above the benchmark central bank rate, which is currently 10.5 per cent, while deposit rates must be at least 70 per cent of the benchmark rate. The law makes no reference to CBR...just a base rate. What is base? Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/3/2016 Posts: 132
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KulaRaha wrote:mkate_nusu wrote:Fellow wazuans, reading is free and it was all over the news
Under the new law, lending rates will be capped at four percentage points above the benchmark central bank rate, which is currently 10.5 per cent, while deposit rates must be at least 70 per cent of the benchmark rate. The law makes no reference to CBR...just a base rate. What is base? Actually, the law says: “A bank or financial institution shall set the maximum interest rate chargeable for a credit facility in Kenya at no more than four per cent, the base rate set and published by the Central Bank of Kenya” and yes, it is that poorly worded. Even the word 'above' is missing.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/3/2016 Posts: 132
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KulaRaha wrote:So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Yes. Even 4% of the base rate. Lol
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Yes. Even 4% of the base rate. Lol CBK needs to come in soon...else Mr Njoroge's legacy will be the destruction of the banking sector in Kenya. He's already closed 3 down... Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/23/2009 Posts: 14,476 Location: nairobi
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KulaRaha wrote:Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Yes. Even 4% of the base rate. Lol CBK needs to come in soon...else Mr Njoroge's legacy will be the destruction of the banking sector in Kenya. He's already closed 3 down... LOL. Those banks self destructed.. COOP 306,100 ABP 31.96, KEGN 112,100 ABP 10.64, MTNU 131,000 ABP 10.21
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/3/2016 Posts: 132
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KulaRaha wrote:Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Yes. Even 4% of the base rate. Lol CBK needs to come in soon...else Mr Njoroge's legacy will be the destruction of the banking sector in Kenya. He's already closed 3 down... Hopefully CBK responds to banks (privately) when they seek clarification/guidance.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Yes. Even 4% of the base rate. Lol CBK needs to come in soon...else Mr Njoroge's legacy will be the destruction of the banking sector in Kenya. He's already closed 3 down... Hopefully CBK responds to banks (privately) when they seek clarification/guidance. As a customer, dont you feel its your right to know the correct interpretation? Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/3/2016 Posts: 132
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KulaRaha wrote:Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Plimsoul wrote:KulaRaha wrote:So it can even be inferred that base rate is 4%? Yes. Even 4% of the base rate. Lol CBK needs to come in soon...else Mr Njoroge's legacy will be the destruction of the banking sector in Kenya. He's already closed 3 down... Hopefully CBK responds to banks (privately) when they seek clarification/guidance. As a customer, dont you feel its your right to know the correct interpretation? Absolutely. I think this has been terribly mishandled so far. CBK should have issued clarification with its 14th Sept ultimatum. But we are customers of banks, not the CBK. It is up to banks to get clarification and pass it on to us.
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