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14 October 2015, Nairobi: In reference to the public statement issued by Central Bank of Kenya on 13th October 2015 regarding the appointment of the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) to assume the management and control of Imperial Bank Limited, the banking industry umbrella body Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) wishes to provide the banking public with additional information on this matter. Click to download statement (ENG). | Click to download statement (SWA).

14 October 2015, Nairobi: The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on 13th October 2015 appointed Kenya Depositor Insurance Corporation (KDIC) to assume management and control of Imperial Bank Ltd. for a period of 12 months.

Nairobi, September 30th 2015 - Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the umbrella body of the banking industry, has partnered with the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA), to run a public awareness campaign during the month of October as the financial sector prepares for the first year of formal reporting to the recently-launched sector regulator.

Annual research Conference will put a spotlight on banking and its role in economic infrastructure development in the context of Kenya

Nairobi, September 18, 2015: The Kenya Bankers Association Centre for Research on Financial Market and Policy will hold its fourth annual research conference on September 24th and 25th 2015. The theme of the conference is: "Banking and Economic Infrastructure Development - Kenya's Experience and Prospects".

The Kenyan banking industry has proven to be innovative when it comes to financing Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Although this may be a little-known fact, the industry's leadership has manifested itself in the increasing number of SMEs that are now able to access funding from commercial banks...