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SMEs set to benefit as interbank rates drop

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A trader displays sukuma wiki at Kisii Municipal market. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are set to benefit from reduced borrowing costs following a decline in interbank lending rates to a six-month low of 12.922 per cent.

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