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Government tax free bond fails to stem shilling’s decline

The shilling slipped to a nine-month low to exchange at 102.50 units against the US dollar yesterday. This despite move to tap foreign inflows through a surprise infrastructure bond.

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) this week sold a 20-year Sh50 billion tax-free bond, which is popular with foreign investors, in hope that the inflows would stem the shilling’s fall.

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