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Eric Mtemang’ombe

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
32
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Eric Mtemang’ombe

    Falling food prices fail to ease poverty - Nation Online (opens the original)

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    Malawi’s improving macro economic indicators are yet to translate into better conditions at the dinner table with new World Bank data showing that more people cannot afford minimum food requirements despite declining overall poverty and moderating inflation. The World Bank’s latest Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) indicates that national poverty has fallen from 50.7 percent to 47.3 percent between the 2019/20 and 2024/25 while food poverty rose from 20.5 percent to 24 percent. During the period, ac

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Eric Mtemang’ombe

    World bank applauds Malawi’s fiscal gains - Nation Online (opens the original)

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    The World Bank has hailed Malawi for executing the 2026/27 National Budget within approved limits for the first time in more than five years, describing the development as an important milestone in the country’s efforts to restore macroeconomic stability. World Bank Group division director for Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe Firas Raad made the remarks in Lilongwe yesterday during the launch of the 23rd Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) themed ‘Building stability to unlock growth’ with a speci

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Eric Mtemang’ombe

    Forex crisis deepens, RBM tightens controls - Nation Online (opens the original)

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    Persistent foreign exchange woes have reached crisis levels with reserves stuck below the recommended three-month cover, forcing Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to tighten controls on the possession and movement of foreign currency. RBM data for July 2026 show that total foreign exchange reserves fell to $600.6 million, equivalent of 2.4 months of import cover, against the internationally recommended minimum of three months. In three notices published on September 18 2026 in the Malawi Government G

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Eric Mtemang’ombe

    Treasury slips back into K211 billion fiscal deficit - Nation Online (opens the original)

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    Treasury slipped back into a K211.1 billion fiscal deficit in July, reversing a K349.9 billion surplus recorded in June as a sharp rise in expenditure outweighed strengthening tax collections, Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) figures show. The July outturn marks the first month of the second quarter of the 2026/27 financial year. The Malawi Government recorded deficits of K254.2 billion in April and K106.5 billion in May before June’s surplus almost wiped them out, leaving the first-quarter cumulati

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Eric Mtemang’ombe

    More household loans, but at what cost? - Nation Online (opens the original)

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    Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) figures show that lending to individuals and households reached K1 trillion in 2025, overtaking commercial and industrial lending which stood at K780.4 billion. On face value, the growth in household credit could be interpreted as a positive development. Access to credit allows people to finance education, acquire assets, start businesses and meet other financial needs that their ordinary incomes cannot immediately cover. Granted, there is nothing necessarily wrong w

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