Economics and Business Forum

A development State such as Malawi is directed by triumvirate consisting of the head of government who may be a...

Leaders should give ear to everyone who speaks, but they must be selective in acting on that advice. Those who...

In agriculture, what should be Malawi’s approach? Let us consider a statement chairperson of the People’s Republic of China, Hu...

Everything changes except change itself. Good conditions change to bad ones and vice versa. Yes, years of bumper harvests change...

The Reserve Bank of Malawi knew that with devaluation and flotation of the kwacha, inflation might skyrocket if interest rates...

The Malawi economy has declined suddenly from the much-acclaimed growth rates of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika. It was...

Redistribution of income is one of the most important functions of a modern State. Economic growth is no longer merely...

Most countries are now embracing mixed economies. Most of these economies are neither pure capitalism nor socialism. Both the State...

Economics is said to be a science subject, albeit a social science. It makes use of some methods used in...

A basic understanding of economics is a must for all citizens who want to make informed decisions about things that...

One day, a reporter called to seek my reaction on complaints by businesspeople that the floating or flexible exchange rate...

Everybody wants to be rich, but many people ignore principles that lead to affluent life both at national and individual...

When I read in The Nation of August 7 2012 that University of Malawi (Unima) staff are demanding a pay...

About three decades ago as I was settling down in Blantyre after retiring from the civil service, I used to...

The Malawi economy has experienced reverses in the past one and a half years and causes have originated within and...

During the official opening of National Bank of Malawi (NBM) headquarters in Blantyre, President Joyce Banda announced the impending formation...

From 1944 up to 1971, national expenditures were valued in relation to the US dollar which itself was valued in...

Ray Kroc, the founder of the Hamburger chain of industries was quoted as saying: "When as a businessperson you are...

Those who seriously think and worry about the future of Malawi talk of the need to diversify the economy. Diversification...

Significance of exchange rates for an economy. Professor D. Daniels et al in their book International Business list about eight...