Times Of Swaziland: 


INFLATION FORECAST REVISED TO 5.25%
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 05/02/2025 09:18:00

MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini has revised the country’s 2025
inflation forecast upward to 5.25 per cent, from the previous estimate of 4.87

NBFI ASSETS SOAR BY 1.07%, REACH E106.09BN
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 05/02/2025 09:15:00

MBABANE – During the second quarter of 2024, the non-banking financial
sector’s (NBFI) assets increased by 1.07 per cent from E104.96 billion to
E106.09 billion.

PARLY BACKS POLICIES EMPOWERING BUSINESSES
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 04/02/2025 08:23:00

MBABANE – Parliament remains committed to strengthening policies that empower
local businesses, ensuring that entrepreneurs and small enterprises receive the
necessary support to thrive. This

SEL DECLARES E9.25M FINAL DIVIDEND AMID GROWTH
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 03/02/2025 08:48:00

MBABANE – Swazi Empowerment Limited (SEL), a prominent investment company
listed on the Eswatini Stock Exchange (ESE), has declared a final dividend of
E9.25 million,

KING CALLS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 03/02/2025 08:40:00

MBABANE – His Majesty King Mswati III has reaffirmed the Kingdom of
Eswatini’s commitment to achieving food sovereignty, emphasising the
importance of local food production

ESWATINI’S STRUGGLES TO FULLY UTILISE EU TRADE AGREEMENT
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 28/01/2025 08:10:00

EZULWINI: Significant challenges continue to prevent the nation from maximising
the benefits of duty-free and quota-free access to the European Union (EU)
market.This is despite

NEDBANK DEMANDS OVER  E14M FROM BUFFALO DISTRIBUTORS
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 28/01/2025 08:04:00

MBABANE - Nedbank Eswatini Limited is urgently seeking to recover E14 685 245.40
from Manaim Investments trading as Buffalo Distributors. This follows the
company’s alleged

BE, TUCOSWA WEIGH IN ON MINISTERS’ PRADO PURCHASES
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 27/01/2025 08:29:00

MBABANE - As the storm of discontent continues to brew over government’s
recent purchase of Toyota Prado 2.8L XL vehicles for Cabinet ministers, the
decision

EIPA URGES COURT TO INTERVENE IN FACTORY SHELL DISPUTE
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 27/01/2025 08:18:00

MBABANE – EIPA has approached the High Court of Eswatini to secure access to a
property previously leased by Davinscot Clothing, citing financial losses and

ERS CONCERNED OVER SMUGGLING THROUGH INFORMAL CROSSINGS
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 27/01/2025 08:12:00

EZULWINI – ERS Commissioner General Brightwell Nkambule has sounded the alarm
on the rising trend of goods being smuggling goods through informal crossings
instead of