Malawi: Malawi Registers Positive Inflation Trend As Falling Food Prices Ease Cost-of-Living Pressures

Malawi has recorded a welcome improvement in its inflation outlook, with the latest figures from the National Statistical Office (NSO) showing that the pace at which prices are… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Spends Over $700 Million On Fuel While Tobacco Earns Less Than $400 Million As Forex Crisis Worsens

Malawi is now spending more than 700 million US dollars annually on fuel imports while earning less than 400 million US dollars from tobacco exports, exposing a massive forex gap… Read more »

Malawi: RBM Admits Forex Crisis As Malawi Struggles to Pay for Fuel and Drugs

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has made a rare and troubling admission that the country is struggling to manage foreign exchange allocations for critical sectors such as fuel and… Read more »

Malawi: Inflation Drops to Lowest Since 2022--but Pressure Still Bites Malawians

Malawi's inflation rate has slowed to its lowest level in over two years, offering a measure of relief on paper, but the reality for many households remains far from comfortable as… Read more »

Malawi: Cure or Just Painkiller? Malawi Rules Out Kwacha Devaluation As Solution to Forex Woes

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha says the government is not considering devaluation of the kwacha as a solution to Malawi's ongoing foreign… Read more »

Malawi: RBM Unveils Bold Plan to Safeguard Forex Gains Beyond Tobacco Season

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has rolled out a multi-pronged strategy aimed at protecting foreign exchange reserves and stabilising the kwacha as the tobacco season winds down. Read more »