The Central Bank of Kenya delivered a surprise 50bp interest rate hike today, to 13.0%, suggesting that the MPC’s inflation fears are outweighing signs that exchange rate pressures are easing. With the previous currency weakness likely to push inflation up further over the coming months, we think the CBK will finish its hiking cycle with one last 50bp rate rise in April.
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