Malawi News News Malawi » Finance: Malawi's former finance minister arrested for corruption as post-election crackdown continues
Malawian police arrested the former finance minister Sunday on suspicion of money laundering and abuse of office, in the latest move in a widening post-election crackdown on former senior officials.
News Malawi » Finance: Standard Bank Plc Named “Best Bank in Malawi” by Global Finance Magazine 5th Time
LILONGWE, April 15, 2026 – Standard Bank Plc has been named “Best Bank in Malawi 2026” by Global Finance Magazine, marking the fifth time the Bank has received this prestigious international ...
News Malawi » Finance: Debt restructuring stalls—world bank
The World Bank says Malawi’s debt restructuring launched in mid-2022 has stalled with no comprehensive agreement reached following the lapse of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. In its ...
News Malawi » Finance: Malawi Finance Minister Sees Debt Rework Talks Concluding Soon
Malawi’s Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha said he is optimistic debt-restructuring talks with multilateral and bilateral creditors will conclude by February, ahead of the 2026-27 budget ...
News Malawi » Finance: Malawi Arrests Ex-Finance Minister, 4 Others For Graft
Malawi police on Monday arrested the country's ex-finance minister Joseph Mwanamveka and four other former government officials for allegedly embezzling the equivalent of around $250 million at two ...
News Malawi » Finance: Malawi president changes finance minister in reshuffled cabinet
BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has changed the southern African country’s finance minister in a reshuffled cabinet, a government statement showed, with the post going to ...
News Malawi » Finance: Malawi finance minister 'optimistic' of debt restructuring, new IMF loan by year end
LILONGWE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Malawi's finance minister said on Tuesday he was "very optimistic" that the country's $1.2 billion external debt would be restructured and it would secure a new ...
News Malawi » Finance: Malawi close to sealing $54 million IMF emergency funding for economic shock
LILONGWE (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund approval of up to $54 million of emergency funding for Malawi is likely in the next couple of days, sources said on Tuesday, as the southern African ...
News Malawi » Finance: Malawi Judiciary Strikes Back - Defends Supreme Court Ruling On Finance Bank Case Amid Public Outcry
In a firm response to mounting public criticism, the Malawi Judiciary has issued a hard-hitting statement defending the Supreme Court of Appeal's controversial ruling in favor of Finance Bank of ...