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Corona adds Sh111b bad loans to big banks’ books

A front view of the Central Bank of Kenya premises. [Courtesy]

Kenya’s large banks saw their bad loans increase by Sh110.9 billion as borrowers ravaged by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic struggled to service their credit facilities.

An analysis of financial results released by banks for the year ending December last year shows that non-performing loans (NPLs) for tier-one lenders rose by a third to Sh366.1 billion.

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