Malawi

Malawi's political system continues to be marred by controversy. Following the arrest and eventual release of former President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi in May 2008, the latest scandal... 2008-11-20

BMI View: We are forecasting a relatively small fiscal deficit over the coming two years, forecast to come in at 1.9% of GDP in 2009 and 1.7% in 2010, down slightly from 2.1% in... 2008-11-20

BMI View: The ongoing 'green revolution' and the onset of uranium production in late 2008, will help to deliver real GDP growth of a forecast 6.7% in 2009 for Malawi. Macroeconomic... 2008-11-14

The Mozambique-Malawi Joint Defence and Security Commission has met in Lilongwe to discuss ways of exercising effective control over the two countries' shared border. Not only is... 2008-06-26

President Bingu wa Mutharika is rapidly becoming a 'lame duck´president as tensions between his supporters and those of former president Bakili Muluzi impede efforts to pass legislation.... 2007-03-27

We still forecast a significant recovery in GDP growth this year due mostly to a much improved grain harvest. Household consumption is by far the most important component of demand... 2006-09-04

Malawi's heavy foreign debt burden is a legacy of past mismanagement and corruption, and there is little to show for the amounts borrowed in terms of social or physical infrastructure.... 2006-09-01

Malawi's politics are characterised by endless feuds 'party hopping' and the use of arrest, dismissal and court summons as tools of political intimidation. This has left much of the... 2006-09-01

The availability of timely data is unsatisfactory, but certain key trends are possible to discern. Inflation remains well above the regional average (excluding Zimbabwe), reflecting... 2006-06-13

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, and also one of the most heavily indebted to foreign creditors. For many years successive governments have performed unevenly... 2006-06-12