NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Kenya's central bank sought to mop up 5 billion shillings ($58.3 million) from the market on Friday using repurchase agreements (repos), the bank said.
This year, it has frequently deployed repo as the main liquidity management tool, in order to maintain a stable exchange rate. ($1 = 85.7500 Kenyan shillings)
(Reporting by Kevin Mwanza; Editing by Duncan Miriri) Keywords: KENYA MARKETS/
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