{"id":77081,"date":"2022-03-29T10:29:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/?p=77081"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:29:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:29:56","slug":"ecobank-under-cbks-spotlight-for-unsafe-trading-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/2022\/03\/ecobank-under-cbks-spotlight-for-unsafe-trading-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecobank under CBK\u2019s spotlight for unsafe trading practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, March 29-The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken regulatory action against Ecobank Kenya Limited for unsafe trading practices and breaches of the Prudential Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Exposure Limits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">CBK said that the tier-two lender did not have sufficient robust risk controls to prevent breaches of its foreign exchange exposure limits or the inaccurate reporting of its position.<\/p>\n<p>Following the breach, Ecobank has been directed to cease transacting as an authorized foreign exchange dealer in the Kenyan market from Tuesday, March 29 to Monday, April 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time Ecobank cannot transact in the interbank foreign exchange market. However, all committed transactions as of March 28, can be settled,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Further, Ecobank will be required to put in place a remedial plan to ensure the operational lapses that led to the non-compliance are addressed by March 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThe remedial plan should also point to specific measures to address the unsafe trading practices that led to the non-compliance and to enforce adherence to orderly conduct as stipulated in CBK\u2019s Guidelines on Foreign Exchange,\u201d read the statement from CBK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Ecobank is also expected to reverse the amount of additional exposure that was created as a result of the regulatory breach.<\/p>\n<p>CBK has been keeping a keen eye on the forex market, at a time when the shilling has been under pressure and dollar supply has tightened in the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, March 29-The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken regulatory action against Ecobank Kenya Limited for unsafe trading practices and breaches of the Prudential Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Exposure Limits. 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