Kenya: Bankers Lock Out Depositors in Race to Boost Profits

Kenyan banks are on course to make super profits on the back of slower increase in deposit rates compared to their lending levels, Central Bank of Kenya data show.

Banks' interest spread--the difference between average lending and average deposit rates--stood at 12.73 per cent in November compared to 10.23 per cent in June.

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