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Interest rates advertised by Malawi Savings Bank in Nchalo, Malawi on 30 September 2008 Exchange rates advertised by a currency trader in Lilongwe on 7 October 2008 Reserve Bank of Malawi Mzuzu Branch under construction in Mzuzu, a fast-growing city. July 2008. GDP - real growth rate: 4% (2017 est.)
16 May – A man in Mponela is convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting an animated TikTok video of him dancing. [1]10 June – 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash: A Malawi Defence Force aircraft carrying Vice-President Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Patricia Shanil Muluzi and seven other people crashes in the Chikangawa Forest Reserve, killing everyone on board.
The kwacha (/ ˈ k w æ tʃ ə /; ISO 4217: MWK, official name Malawi Kwacha [2]) is the currency of Malawi as of 1971, replacing the Malawian pound. It is divided into 100 tambala . The kwacha replaced other types of currency, namely the British pound sterling , the South African rand , and the Rhodesian dollar , that had previously circulated ...
Inflation rates among members of the International Monetary Fund in April 2024 UK and US monthly inflation rates from January 1989 [1] [2] In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy. This is usually measured using a consumer price index (CPI).
The inflation in food prices is thought to be behind an increasing number of supermarket credit cards issued in 2022 as well as increasing rates of supermarket credit card debt default. [104] In April 2022, President Gabriel Boric announced a $3.7 billion economic recovery plan that included an increase in the minimum wage to help people deal ...
June 12, 2024 at 9:47 AM BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawi government said Wednesday that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along ...
Under his stewardship the rate of inflation fell from 30% in 2005 to 6% by 2008. More importantly Malawi saw its economy grow by approximately 6 percent. Malawi is a relatively small economy due to its low natural resources compared to its neighbours like Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
In 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières in Malawi threatened Malawi24 with legal action after publishing an article citing a BBC report that claimed HIV infection rates had doubled in Malawi. [4] In its report, BBC had used data provided by MSF for areas where circumcision was also being promoted as a strategy for curbing HIV infection.