E121.2m pumped into economy by MTN Bushfire 2025
MBABANE - A newly-released economic impact assessment by the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa has found that MTN Bushfire 2025 generated a...
IMF strengthens bank recovery planning framework
MBABANE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), through its regional technical assistance arm, has intensified efforts to bolster Eswatini’s financial sector resilience by...
E124bn NBFI pool can drive growth
MBABANE - The non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) have quietly built up a formidable war chest of E124 billion in assets.This is a pool...
Retirement funds assets equal 65% of national GDP
MBABANE – As at Q3 of 2025, the stock of retirement funds accumulated savings of E58 billion was equivalent to about 65 per...
Optical fibre rollout strengthens business ecosystem
MBABANE - Eswatini’s expanding optical fibre network is set to strengthen the country’s business ecosystem, as government accelerates digital infrastructure rollout to drive...
Personal loans surge by 5.9% to E3.8bn in Dec 2025
MBABANE – Personal loans recorded the strongest growth in December 2025, rising by 5.9 per cent to E3.8 billion, signalling increased appetite for...
Tariff increase threatens MSME sustainability – BUFE
MBABANE – The Business Federation of Eswatini (BUFE) has warned that the recently approved 13.61 per cent electricity tariff increase for the 2026/2027...
Factories’ expansions signal strong industrial growth
MATSAPHA – The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade on Monday toured expanding textile and logistics firms in Matsapha, highlighting job creation, export...
Credit growth holds firm as reserves decline
MBABANE - Eswatini’s latest monetary data reveal resilient private sector credit growth, steady interest rates and seasonal liquidity shifts, but declining foreign reserves...
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Standard Bank brings back Instant Money
MBABANE - Standard Bank Eswatini is bringing back its Instant Money service, four years after replacing it with Unayo, with customers now being...
Eswatini now imports building blocks
MBABANE – The construction industry and the entire economy of the country are under siege. It has emerged that Eswatini has been importing...
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