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Kenya's foreign exchange reserves plummet as shilling hits new low

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Kenya's foreign exchange reserves experienced a decline of 112 million U.S. dollars this week, adding pressure on the local currency, the shilling, which reached a historic low of 147 to the dollar, the Central Bank of Kenya said in its update on the financial markets issued on Friday.

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