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Kenya joins Pan African payments system ushering economic stability

By Esther Nyambura | 2yrs ago

The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya has officially joined the Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS), Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has said.

Kuria on Friday, September 29, said that Kenyan companies will now be able to pay for trade transactions in local currencies.

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