Economics and Business Forum
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Debates over macroeconomic policies
In mature economics and democracies, economists and policy makers are often locked in debates whether government should intervene to stabilise…
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Where the international firm will go
This is the age of globalisation on an unprecedented scale. We are exposed to global forces both friendly and hostile.…
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The spirit of capitalism
Decades ago, while I was working at the Malawi Embassy in Bonn, I boasted to a French lady who was…
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Jobs: Creation and destruction
Political parties in developed countries win elections when the electorate is convinced they will create jobs. Those in office lose…
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Conditions for rural development
Non-industrialised countries with extensive densities of population are sitting on a time bomb. Recent examples of explosion are the Mau…
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Agricultural and rural development (Part 1)
One subject which we must not be tired of writing and reading about, is agricultural and rural development. The terms…
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Economics and psychology
It was at the end of the 1920s that John Maynard Keynes advised the would-be competent economists to be thoroughly…
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Industrialisation versus kaunjika
A week or so ago, I was watching the BBC Focus on Africa in which three Malawians were featured, a…
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Conditions of development (Part 2)
Political influence of one country over another. Stronger and richer countries can in a subtle manner influence the domestic policy…
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Conditions of development
The end of World War II saw the emergence of independent States out of European colonies in Asia, Africa and…
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Theory and practice of central banking
We live in an age of monetary economics. When you work for someone, he pays you in cash and not…
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Economics for citizens
Economics is said to be a science subject, albeit a social science. It makes use of some methods used in…
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The role of banks in the economy
People grow in civilization when they are better able to control their environment instead of being at its mercy. The…
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Wandering thoughts on the economy
It has taken foreign visitors to warn the Malawi Government that it is conceding too much in agreements its officials…
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A strong currency and a weak currency
When we read newspapers or listen to some radio commentaries we get the impression that President Joyce Banda has inflicted…
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On maize and socio-economic progress
On the front page of Weekend Nation dated July 13 2013 we read the heading “ High maize prices to…
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A strong currency and a weak currency
When we read newspapers or listen to some radio commentaries, we get the impression that President Joyce Banda has inflicted…
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Mining industry: Lessons from Zambia
During colonial days, in civics, we were being taught that the relationship between a colony and its mother country or…
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The fate of poor countries in globalisation
Few terms in international relationships are extra mentioned these days than globalisation. What does it mean? No one definition has…
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Economics and psychology
It was at the end of the 1920s that John Maynard Keynes advised the would-be competent economists to be thoroughly…
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