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February 1, 2023
After a short rebound in 2021, Malawi entered a renewed slump in 2022. Its economy is seriously weakened by a series of external shocks and severe macro-fiscal imbalances that have impacted growth and efforts at poverty reduction.
December 16, 2022
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of USD6.12-million to help strengthen public finance governance in…
January 15, 2022
Orientation Why bother? “Why should I care about the past? The past is over. What matters is the present and the future. Besides, the only people in the history books are usually kings, generals, or politicians. I could care less about them. What do they do? Fight wars? Attend Congress? Schmooze? History is about dead […]
December 11, 2020
ORIENTATION Name me one country where socialism works When I first considered myself a socialist revolutionary in 1970, I was hounded by free marketers’ challenge: “name me one country where socialism works”. These market fundamentalists would then hold up the most strident expectations for socialism: Everyone is exactly equal with no classes. There is an abundance of goods which are conveniently circulated. Political rule is not dictatorial. All competition is banished. People are workin...