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Malawi struggles to woo investors
24 Dec 2025 05:52 GMT
… bottlenecks.
Kwengwere, who is Malawi Investment and Trade Centre … ), said: “In Malawi, we have persistent forex shortages and there is … they make a profit in kwacha, they cannot convert it … Daisy Kambalame said foreign currency shortages continue to persist …
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Begging for Food Abroad, Feasting on Luxury at Home: Malawi’s Leadership Exposed Direct and brutal
23 Dec 2025 09:59 GMT
… Africa.
On one hand, Malawi’s Finance Minister, Joseph Mwanamvekha … whose people are hungry, whose currency is collapsing, and whose … it. Even if every kwacha were technically approved, the … British taxpayers send aid to Malawi to help feed Malawians, …
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Rising to the occasion: Mwanamvekha—the steady hand rebuilding Malawi’s economy
15 Dec 2025 12:54 GMT
… lavishly—burning billions of kwacha on luxury, insulated from … .
Beyond price stabilisation, Malawi has witnessed renewed trust … .
Yes, challenges remain. Forex stability and fuel availability will … Never again economic misadventure.
Malawi is back on course.
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World Bank Paints Gloomy Picture of Malawi’s Economy, Raises Red Flag on Soaring Wage Bill — Govt Says It Is Addressing the Crisis
09 Dec 2025 19:13 GMT
… its sternest warnings yet on Malawi’s deteriorating public finances, … .
He pointed to persistent forex shortages, an exchange-rate … to ensure that every kwacha delivers more in services … Rebuilding Trust”—emphasises that Malawi can still reverse the downturn …
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Malawi’s chance to escape dollar trap
04 Dec 2025 12:07 GMT
… Logistics firms act as currency conduits, converting Kenyan shillings … equally done currency swap with China.
For Malawi, the logic … macro-economic instability.
Every kwacha-to-dollar-to-yuan … transact directly in Chinese currency.
Similar facilities could be …
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ADBs’ foreign exchange purchases rise as kwacha remains stable
03 Dec 2025 11:55 GMT
… day before.
Meanwhile, the Malawi kwacha remained relatively stable against major … 1 December, the local currency traded at K1, 750.06 … the British pound, the kwacha appreciated slightly from K2, … slight appreciation of the kwacha across key currencies.
About …
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Malawi Kwacha in mixed fortunes
11 Nov 2025 12:07 GMT
… rupee.
“Specifically, the kwacha remained generally stable against … Community region, the kwacha depreciated by two percent … Malawi, the International Monetary Fund observed that the kwacha … Matemvu cautioned that the currency market could remain volatile …
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RBM directs tobacco auction floors transactions to be conducted exclusively in foreign currency
30 Nov 2025 13:48 GMT
… currency until they were able to accumulate enough forex
… conducted exclusively in foreign currency, especially the United States … the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) administration, accepting the kwacha on … proceeds be repatriated into Malawi within 120 days of …
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Cure or Just Painkiller? Malawi Rules Out Kwacha Devaluation as Solution to Forex Woes
03 Nov 2025 08:09 GMT
… the 2025 Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) Annual Economic … is enough supply of foreign currency to cushion the economy.” … been different — with the kwacha trading at heavy premiums … sentiments, noting that Malawi’s persistent forex crisis is largely due …
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Kenyans in Malawi raise funds to help stranded Migori mother and daughter return home
23 Dec 2025 23:38 GMT
… together to raise 600,000 Malawian kwacha to fund her journey
Quinter … , they had raised 600,000 Malawian kwacha (KSh 20,000) to fund …