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Commercial banks earned Sh379.6 billion in profit last year

NAIROBI, KENYA: The total interest earned by commercial banks in 2018 rose by 30.7 per cent from Sh368.2 billion in 2017 to Sh379.6 billion, a new survey reveals.

This growth was mainly driven by interest from an investment in government securities which increased by 13.4 per cent in the review period.

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