Commercial Banking in Kenya A History From Colonisation to Digital Age

This book investigates the impact of commercial banks in Kenya right through from their origins, up to their responses to new challenges and economic policies in the twenty-first century. It will be of interest to researchers of banking, economic history, the colonial period, and African studies.

About the author

Christian Velasco is Professor/Researcher of International History, in the Department of History at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico. He is also an associate professor of economic history in the Faculty of Economics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, (UNAM).

Product details

• Authors: Christian Velasco
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.11.2025
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9781032658643
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265864-3
• Pages: 180
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa
• Subjects: Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, Africa, Banking, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Developing Countries, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Politics & government, International business, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, International Trade, National liberation and independence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity, East African finance;postcolonial economic systems;multinational banks Africa;financial sector reform;monetary policy Kenya;African economic history;colonial legacy in African banking, financial sector reform, African economic history, postcolonial economic systems, colonial legacy in African banking, monetary policy Kenya, multinational banks Africa