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Read this INFORMATIVE PROFILE of the legal and regulatory environment for microfinance in Kenya from the Comparative Database on Regulation and Supervision. |
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Financial Regulator |
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Recommended Reading |
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Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya Omino, George (2005) Essays on Regulation and Supervision No. 1 |
| » | Microfinance development in Kenya: K-Rep's transition from NGO to diversified holding company and commercial bank Rosengard, J., A. Rai, A. Dondo, and H. Oketch (2000) Cambridge, MA: Harvard Institute for International Development |
| » | CGAP Technology Program Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) |
| » | Notes on Regulation of Branchless Banking in Kenya Staschen, S.; Pickens, M.; Lauer, K. CGAP Notes on Branchless Banking Series |
| » | The Case of Kenya in How to regulate and supervise microfinance? - key issues in an international perspective Kitili, Jackson (2000) Alfred Hannig and Edward Katimbo-Mugwanya, eds. FSD Series No. 1 Eschborn, Germany: GTZ |
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| Banking Act (as amended through 2004) | ||
| Cooperative Societies Act (Amended) 2004 | ||
| Microfinance Act, 2006 | ||
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| Investment Climate Survey: Kenya Snapshot of how firms view the effect of economic and regulatory policies on growth, productivity and efficiency (World Bank/International Finance Corporation) |
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| FIRST Information Exchange: Kenya Individual country information on financial sector donor projects, a brief description of the financial sector, and links to financial sector reports and diagnostics from international organizations. (Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening Initiative) |
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