Category: National

* Applauds measures of reactivating the automatic fuel price mechanism while  encouraging the operationalisation of the promised fiscal discipline and revenue mobilisation, starting with the mid-year budget review * IMF staff look forward to continued engagement with the authorities on their macroeconomic reform trajectory By Duncan Mlanjira The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Justin Tyson that visited Malawi between November 3-7 as part of its regular engagement with the country’s authorities, has commended as positive, the…

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* And provide oversight for future economic and social development as well as demonstrate its capacity to appreciate and handle criticism — whether negative or positive * Malawians are anxiously expecting the government during this period “to set a good tone on how it will manage the economic and social challenges By Duncan Mlanjira Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) is advising the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government administration that Malawians expect it to deal with the immediate and future…

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Minister of Finance, Economic Planning & Decentralisation presenting the Mid-Year Budget review yesterday * Malawi faces significant fiscal pressures, but the Mid-Year Budget review demonstrates a new level of transparency and practical adjustment * If the government sustains revenue reforms, strengthens expenditure controls, and improves project execution, it can gradually stabilise the economy and rebuild fiscal space * The road ahead requires discipline, coordination, and a commitment to structural reform—DCG Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango By Duncan Mlanjira The 2025/26…

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* Describing it as a realistic, corrective, and confidence-building policy intervention that places Malawi on a firmer path toward macroeconomic stability and renewed growth * For the first time in several years, we see a budget review that openly acknowledges the structural failures of the past while proposing actionable and measurable solutions By Duncan Mlanjira The Chief Economist for South Africa’s Don Consultancy Group (DCG), Chifipa Mhango has welcomed the 2025/26 Mid-Year Budget review which was delivered by Minister…

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* 25% tax bracket has been abolished, with 30% now applying to incomes between K170,100 and K1.57 million * 35% applying from K1.57 million to K10 million, and a new 40% rate introduced for incomes above K10 million * Mobile money transaction limits also revised — increasing daily transaction and cash-out ceilings from K750,000 to K5 million * As government rolls out stringent expenditure and operational reforms aimed at restoring fiscal discipline and strengthening the efficiency of public institutions…

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