{"id":602,"date":"2026-02-07T08:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2026-02-07T08:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:07:24","slug":"cbk-signals-stability-as-forex-reserves-hit-usd-12-3-billion-shilling-holds-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"CBK Signals Stability as Forex Reserves Hit USD 12.3 Billion, Shilling Holds Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"495\" data-id=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001642516.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001642516.jpg 565w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001642516-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Paul biego <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reported that the country\u2019s foreign exchange reserves remain strong and well above statutory requirements, offering renewed confidence in Kenya\u2019s macroeconomic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the CBK\u2019s Weekly Bulletin released on February 6, Kenya\u2019s usable foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 12,387 million, equivalent to 5.3 months of import cover, comfortably exceeding the statutory minimum of four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The apex bank also noted that the Kenya Shilling remained stable against major international and regional currencies during the week ending February 5, 2026, reflecting sustained market confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local currency closed at Ksh 129.02 per US dollar on February 5, marginally stronger than Ksh 129.03 recorded on January 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Kenya Shilling remained stable against major international and regional currencies during the week ending February 5, 2026. It exchanged at Ksh 129.02 per U.S. dollar on February 5, compared to Ksh 129.03 per U.S. dollar on January 29,\u201d CBK stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The steady performance of the Shilling, alongside robust foreign exchange reserves, underscores CBK\u2019s continued efforts to maintain exchange rate stability and support the country\u2019s external sector amid global economic uncertainties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul biego The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reported that the country\u2019s foreign exchange reserves remain strong and well above statutory requirements, offering&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":604,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602\/revisions\/604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}