Cut the Chaff

Where do we go from here?

For years, donors—especially bilateral development partners—would suspend budgetary support from the Malawi Government based on opinions of the International Monetary…

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Economic fundamentals still stable, but risks rising

Malawi’s economic fundamentals remain stable generally despite a few setbacks and overall image/perception issues that appear to be crowding out…

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The cost of business as usual

One of the major reasons Malawians are suffering—terrible social service delivery in areas such as health, education, water and sanitation;…

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Treasury could have done better

This week, the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development released a statement that was published as an advert in…

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The cost of business as usual

One of the major reasons Malawians are suffering—terrible social service delivery in areas such as health, education, water and sanitation;…

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When you have to say good bye

I wish I could, even wish I had, said good bye. But I was not sure because I hoped, even…

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Good show Callista; let’s get back to work now

Former First Lady Callista Mutharika first had her real 15 minutes of fame in early 2010 when her late husband,…

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Let’s hope MGDS III will leave Malawians better off

  Two years to the expiry of Vision 2020, President Peter Mutharika this week launched the third generation Malawi Growth…

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The case against economic predators in Parliament

Opposition members of Parliament (MPs)—especially those from the Malawi Congress Party (MCP)—this week did a pretty good job of pretending…

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Was all that pomp for show?

“A further group of [26] projects must be implemented to a stage where each is visible,” this was Finance, Economic…

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