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IMF PROJECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 20/01/2025 08:08:00

MBABANE – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic
Outlook (WEO) for January 2025, forecasts a positive trajectory for Sub-Saharan
Africa, including Eswatini, despite

FNB UPDATES CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT FEES
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 20/01/2025 08:03:00

MBABANE – Cross-border payment challenges that affected Eswatini in 2024,
following changes to the Common Monetary Area (CMA) agreements, appear to have
been resolved. First

LUSIP II BANANA PLANTING INITIATIVE ACHIEVES 65.7% PROGRESS
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 14/01/2025 08:00:00

MBABANE - The Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP II) continues
to transform Eswatini’s agricultural landscape with its ambitious banana
planting initiative. Aimed at increasing

ANTICIPATION BUILDS AHEAD OF MPPC MEETING ON JAN 31
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 14/01/2025 07:58:00

MBABANE - All eyes will be on the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) on January 31,
2025, when the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee (MPCC) convenes

AFRICAN ALLIANCE EYES GLOBAL EXPANSION WITH KFC ACQUISITIONS
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 13/01/2025 07:58:00

MBABANE - African Alliance, a leading investment and management firm in
Eswatini, has revealed ambitious plans to expand its portfolio across continents
and strengthen its

ESWATINI TO REMODEL PUBLIC AGRICULTURE FINANCING
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 13/01/2025 07:54:00

MBABANE – Government is looking into the remodelling of public financing for
agriculture through the new Eswatini Agriculture Development Fund (EADF). This
was highlighted by

DAIRY IMPORTS SURGE BY 10.37% IN OCT-NOV
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 08/01/2025 07:46:00

MBABANE – Eswatini’s dairy imports for October and November 2024 recorded a
10.37 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023. The total

USL’S E1.5BN COGENERATION PLANT TO ADD 141GWH
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 08/01/2025 07:38:00

MBABANE – The proposed Ubombo Sugar Limited (USL) E1.5 billion cogeneration
power plant will increase electricity production and export to Eswatini
Electricity Company (EEC) up

BUSINESS LEADERS TO SHARE STRATEGIES AT REVENUE MASTERCLASS
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 06/01/2025 08:21:00

MBABANE - The stage is set for the highly anticipated Revenue Blueprint
Masterclass, scheduled for Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Eswatini Revenue
Service (ERS)

SA’S TRADE WITH BELN SHOWS R14.5BN BALANCE
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 06/01/2025 08:18:00

MBABANE - South Africa’s trade with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia
(BELN) for November 2024 shows a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.5
billion.These countries