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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta serves as Business Editor at the Times of Eswatini. He reports on business, economics, finance, investment, entrepreneurship and public policy, producing insightful coverage and analysis of the issues driving Eswatini’s economy and the wider African business environment.

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Nedbank Eswatini headline earnings up 5%

MBABANE - Nedbank Eswatini Limited has delivered a solid financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025.This performance was underpinned by strong...

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Quality exports key to unlocking industrial growth

EZULWINI – Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo has called for an urgent shift towards value addition and export-driven industrialisation.The minister...

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Kirsh sells Jetro in landmark E500bn deal

MBABANE - Eswatini-born billionaire Nathan ‘Natie’ Kirsh has agreed to sell his food distribution empire, Jetro Restaurant Depot, in a landmark US$29.1 billion...

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Standard Bank profit rises 3% to E253m

MBABANE – Standard Bank Eswatini has reported a resilient financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, with profit after tax increasing...

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Eswatini hits E2m milestone exports to Taiwan

MBABANE – Eswatini’s export drive has received a significant boost after local products valued at nearly E2 million were successfully shipped to Taiwan.This...

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Standard Bank backs investment conference with E0.5m sponsorship

MBABANE – Standard Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to Eswatini’s economic transformation by announcing a E500 000 sponsorship for the Eswatini Investment Conference...

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Business Eswatini partners with AeTrade to boost SMEs

MBABANE – Business Eswatini has entered into a strategic partnership with AeTrade Group in a move set to reshape the small and medium...

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Eswatini pushes trade reforms at WTO to unlock growth

MBABANE - Eswatini has renewed its call for urgent reforms to the global trading system. This highlights the need for full implementation of...

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CBE holds rates steady amid global pressures

MBABANE –  Heightened global uncertainty and persistent geopolitical tensions have forced the Central Bank of Eswatini to maintain a cautious monetary policy stance,...

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