Africa Financial Sector Responses to COVID-19 - Kenya

Jul 28, 2020

This page presents measures and initiatives by the Kenyan government, national central bank and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in support of a resilient domestic financial sector facing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Instrument

Institution

Financing volume

Description 

Multilateral Line of Credit

International Finance Corporation

USD 50 million

(July 22, 2020) Equity Bank Kenya has secured a USD 50 million loan to help increase its working capital and trade-related lending to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) clients.

Regulatory measures

Central Bank of Kenya

N/A

(June 29, 2020)  The central bank extends its free mobile money payments measure by 6 months.

Multilateral Line of Credit

World Bank

USD 1 billion

(May 20, 2020) The World Bank approves USD 1 Billion Financing for Kenya, to Address COVID-19 Financing Gap and Support Kenya’s Economy.

Regulatory measures

Central Bank of Kenya

N/A

(March 18, 2020) The central bank formalizes an agreement with commercial banks to restructure their portfolios of non-performing loans that are on the rise due to the negative impact of COVID-19.

Regulatory measures

Central Bank of Kenya

N/A

(March 17, 2020) The central bank recommends that commercial banks :  
* Eliminate bank charges for transactions between a bank account and a mobile wallet;
* Increase the maximum limit for money transfers by mobile phone for Small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

 


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