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Vol 66 No 12

Published 13th June 2025


Malawi

Chakwera in trouble as election looms

The IMF cancelled its programme in May, topping a bad news week for the president as the opposition looks confidently at September’s poll

The breach between the International Monetary Fund and the government over the ending of the US$175 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) halfway through its economic reform programme could work against President Lazarus Chakwera’s chances of success in the general election in September.

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