Times Of Swaziland: LARGE CORPORATES’ PROFITABILITY DOWN 74.1% ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 11/12/2024 15:17:00 MBABANE - The corporate sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, faces increasing vulnerability due to escalating leverage and declining profitability. Large corporations are facing financial IMPACT OF MOZAMBIQUE UNREST TO ESWATINI SUGAR INDUSTRY DURBAN PORT ROUTE COSTS 10% MORE ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 10/12/2024 07:07:00 MBABANE – The ongoing political unrest in Mozambique cost Eswatini to reroute its sugar exports to the African regional markets to the Durban port. According 3 LOCAL COMPANIES BAG E2M NAMBOARD CONTRACTS ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 10/12/2024 07:04:00 MBABANE – At least three local companies have been earmarked for provision of different services to the National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBoard) through tenders worth BOTSWANA INVESTOR TO ESTABLISH TRACTOR ASSEMBLY SHOP ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 06/12/2024 09:35:00 MBABANE - EWADE continues to cement its position as a catalyst for international investment, with Botswana-based African Agriculture expressing keen interest in Eswatini’s burgeoning agricultural MINISTER COMMISSIONS E90M TEXTILE FIRM CONSTRUCTION ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 06/12/2024 09:28:00 PIGG’S PEAK – The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, has officially commissioned commencement of the construction of a textile firm in Pigg’s ESWATINI ECONOMY CONTINUES TO EXPAND ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 03/12/2024 14:25:00 MBABANE - The latest quarterly bulletin for the 3rd quarter suggests that the Eswatini economy continues to expand on a quarter-on-quarter and annual basis. According SOLUTIONS PROFFERED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AFCFTA ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 03/12/2024 14:22:00 MBABANE – In order for the full implementation of the African Continental free Trade Area (AfCFTA), key solutions were taken during the recent Biashara Afrika. ESWATINI DARES TO INVENT FUTURE OF AFCFTA ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 10/10/2024 07:27:00 MBABANE – Eswatini promises to be among countries who want to dare to invent the future of the AfCFTA. Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini (PM) said ESWATINI POSTS REALISES NEED TO GO DIGITAL ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 10/10/2024 07:22:00 EZULWINI – For Eswatini Posts to survive, it has recognised the need to embrace the digital revolution and move away from providing services manually and CREDIT EXTENDED TO PRIVATE SECTOR GROWS TO E20.1BN ================================================================================ Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 07/10/2024 08:06:00 MBABANE - Credit extended to the private sector increased by 1.0 per cent month-on-month and 7.8 per cent year-on-year to close at E20.1 billion at