THE EFFECT OF MONETARY POLICY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMERCIAL BANKS LISTED ON THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE
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https://doi.org/10.47672/ajf.181Keywords:
Monetary policy, financial Performance, commercial banksAbstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of monetary policy on the financial performance of commercial banks listed in the Nairobi securities Exchange in Kenya
Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey of the commercial banks listed on the NSE. The total population consisted of all 11 commercial banks listed on the NSE as at 30 June 2015. Since the population of the study was small, the study used secondary data which was readily available from both the Central Bank of Kenya and the Nairobi Securities Exchange. All the listed commercial banks were included hence a census study.
Results: The findings from the study confirmed that monetary policy tools such as CBR, CRR and OMO had varying degrees of relationship with the financial performance of the commercial banks listed on the NSE. The study also revealed that OMO rates positively influenced returns of the listed commercial banks at the NSE .This study also established that OMO rates were positively correlated with the financial performance of the commercial banks listed on the NSE while the Central bank rate and the CRR rate negatively influenced the financial performance of commercial banks listed on the NSE.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study therefore recommended that the Country should handle its macroeconomic policies appropriately as the changes in the macroeconomics like CBR, CRR and OMO bring about devaluation of the currency and affect the performance of the commercial banks listed in NSE.
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