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- Kenya’s $2billion Eurobond was set to mature on June 24, 2024
- This is an increase of $1.31 billion (Sh168 billion) to reach US$8.32 billion (Sh1.07 trillion).
- Kenya had earlier indicated the outstanding amount would be retired through a mix of syndicated, multilateral & domestic financing.
Kenya has cleared the remaining $556.97 million (Sh71.5billion) of the $2billion (Sh257billion) Eurobond that was due by June 24, 2024. Figures by the National Treasury’s Public Debt Management Office indicate that says the outstanding note was settled on Friday, June 21, three days ahead of the maturity date.
The repayment has seen Kenya’s National Reserves move above the four-month statutory requirement for the first time in five months.
…“The usable foreign exchange reserves remained adequate at $8.32 billion equivalent to 4.3 months of import cover as of June 20. This meets the CBK’s statutory requirement to endeavor to maintain at least 4 months of import
- Usable foreign exchange were recorded at USD 6.56 billion last week, which is equivalent to 3.66 months of import cover.
- The shilling has continued to weaken against the US Dollar to a record 130 units to a dollar.
- The country has witnessed a dollar shortage in recent months.
The Kenyan government has put in place a number of measures to tame the country’s dwindling forex reserves and a biting dollar shortage that is being witnessed in the market.
The East African Community (EAC) economic powerhouse is also grappling with a weakening shilling that has dropped by about 12 per cent against the US dollar, the highest in two decades.
It has breached the 130 mark to a dollar, which is a record high. Importers are however accessing the dollar at Ksh145 to the dollar, which has impacted on the cost of imports and commodity prices.
Usable foreign exchange was recorded …