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Forex reserves sink to a 26-month low as Coronavirus hits Kenya’s economy hard

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the economy hard with the Central Bank’s foreign currency reserves dropping to a 26-month low.

The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) foreign exchange reserves dropped to $8,290 million - only enough to cover the country’s imports for 5.04 months.

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