FINCORP, IDCE rivalry reshapes development finance landscape
MBABANE - Competition between FINCORP and IDCE has reached unprecedented levels as the two development finance institutions battle for market dominance while expanding...
Eswatini, Egypt discuss cooperation, gold bank initiative
MBABANE - The Central Bank of Eswatini and Egypt have explored closer banking cooperation, focusing on cross-border payments, financial integration, gold reserves and...
SBS conversion drives NBFI assets’ E2bn drop
MBABANE – The non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector has recorded a nominal E2 billion decline in total assets following the reclassification of Swaziland...
Lidwala leads short-term insurance sector
MBABANE – Lidwala Insurance has overtaken long-time market leader Eswatini Royal Insurance Corporation (ESRIC) to become the largest short-term insurer by gross written...
CBE holds rates as borrowing accelerates
MBABANE – The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has maintained its discount rate at 6.75 per cent for the eighth consecutive monetary policy...
Export-driven Melane Leather crowned Hhohho’s finest enterprise
EZULWINI - A decade ago, Dumsile Simelane was operating with just three machines and a dream to turn her passion for fashion into...
Eswatini, SA, Moz push tripartite SEZ integration
MBABANE – Eswatini is advancing an ambitious regional economic integration initiative that could transform the country into a key manufacturing hub. This would...
Competition Commission clears E4.96bn mergers in Q1
MBABANE- The Eswatini Competition Commission (ESCC) approved six merger and acquisition transactions worth more than E4.96 billion during the first quarter of the...
Public debt climbs by 2.2% to E42.1bn
MBABANE – The country’s public debt rose by 2.2 per cent to E42.1 billion at the end of June 2026. It was driven...
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Inyatsi Construction building foundations of First World future
For more than four decades, Eswatini has witnessed one of the most significant periods of infrastructure development in its history. Under the leadership...
No more USA Visa processing in Eswatini
MBABANE – In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting...
King moves to save Ncangosini residents from eviction
KONTSHINGILA – Hundreds of residents living on a privately owned farm at Ncangosini, Kontshingila, are set to be spared from eviction after an...
I don’t have money to compensate them – Polycarp
MONENI – Moneni overseer Prince Polycarp says he does not have the money to compensate the over 200 new homesteads that were settled...
Each MP set for E1m handshake
MBABANE – When the 12th Parliament assumed office in 2023, an ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) was earning a basic monthly salary of...
