Tag: world bank

Malawi to get nearly $500 million in budget aid

Published on June 17, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s donors have pledged $496 million in budget support for the 2012/13 financial year, more than double pledges for the […]

Donor bailout awaits approval

Published on June 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda has said Malawians should wait a little longer for the donor community to release money for cushioning […]

US$125 million for Shire River Basin Conservation

Published on June 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank has provided the Malawi government with US$125 million, about K33 billion, to improve land and water management […]

I am no puppet for donors – Joyce Banda

Published on June 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda on Thursday dismissed allegations that she is a puppet of the west and running government under […]

Peter Mutharika meets international bodies

Published on March 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Peter Mutharika on Thursday met heads of various international organisations working in the […]

Malawi’s democracy dips into recession

Published on March 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Bingu wa Mutharika is displaying signs of increasing authoritarianism in Malawi. Between independence in 1964 and the referendum to […]

British MPs press Malawi to end dispute with IMF, World Bank

Published on March 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika should end a dispute with the World Bank and IMF to bring the country back […]

Don’t mind Bingu, opposition tells donors

Published on March 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A group of some opposition parties in the country have urged the donor community to ignore President Bingu wa Mutharika’s […]

“Am not cheap” Mutharika tells World Bank officials

Published on March 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank should never expect a wholesale acceptance of their programmes aimed at bailing the country out of the […]

Shire River Basin Management Program

Published on July 13, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Project-At-A-Glance Approval Date N/A Closing Date N/A Total Project Cost** 100 Region Africa Major Sector (Sector) (%) Agriculture, fishing, and […]

$84.7 million to power Malawi’s power | Maravi Post

Published on July 1, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

BLANTYRE–The World Bank has bankrolled Malawi with $84.7 million–K12.7 billion–to power the country’s poor power system. Part of the funds, […]

World Bank housing project ejects Malawi’s poor from urban space

Published on June 24, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe – The World Bank housing project aimed at providing low cost housing to low income urban dwellers in Malawi […]