Tag: economics

President Mutharika tussles with economists over devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha

Published on July 5, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

by: Lameck Masina Blantyre – Malawi economists and International Monitory Fund (IMF) officials are pressuring Malawi president to devalue the local […]

Thanks Ken, but it is not a Zero Deficit Budget!

Published on June 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Kandodo on Friday, June 3, 2011 delivered the 2011/12 Fiscal Year budget. Like […]

Improved economic conditions in Malawi: Progress from a low base

Published on May 26, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi is a small and landlocked sub-Saharan African country, with a population of 13 million. Agriculture contributes about 35% to […]

London School of Economics psychologist: Black women are less attractive than whites and asians

Published on May 24, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics, claims to have analysed results from an online […]

Malawi’s President Mutharika Accuses Tobacco Buyers of Sabotaging Economy

Published on May 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Frank Jomo Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika accused tobacco buyers of trying to sabotage the southern African nation’s economy […]

Malawian Poor Business Mentality

Published on March 25, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Desmond Kadam’manja My friend Desmond (not the author) beer drinking will not take you anywhere, it is better you […]

LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MALAWI

Published on March 22, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawian businesses have to be the most poorly managed in the world. Their owners are just profit oriented thereby lacking […]

A LESSON IN FINANCE: Money Laundering 101

Published on March 17, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

A couple of years ago the Reserve Bank of Malawi launched and anti money laundering and ant- terrorism financing campaign. […]

MALAWI GOVERNMENT BONDS AND SAVING CULTURE

Published on March 16, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

by Desmond Kadam’manja- Business and Finance Writer A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans a certain […]

The other side of the Forex Crisis in Malawi: Thieving Banks

Published on March 7, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Personally I believe that commercial banks need to take a large part of the blame for the shortage of forex […]