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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...
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...
EWADE deepens partnerships to drive food security
MBABANE – The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) has entered 2026 with renewed momentum, deepening partnerships, expanding farmer support programmes and...
Procurement compliance remains weak across public sector
MBABANE – The latest procurement compliance report reveals widespread non-compliance across government.Public procurement system continues to face serious compliance challenges, with the majority...
Mozambique Bank delegation visits CBE headquarters site
EZULWINI - The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) and the Bank of Mozambique (BOM) has begun...
CBE commits reserves growth, banking balance
EZULWINI - The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has reaffirmed its commitment to growing the country’s official foreign exchange reserves, while safeguarding a...
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Maloma Colliery calls for calm as wage talks continue
MBABANE - Maloma Colliery Ltd has offered employees a cumulative nine per cent salary increase over two years, but wage negotiations have reached...
Eswatini girls shine at Dance World Cup finals
MBABANE - Eswatini’s young ambassadors represented the nation with flawless charm at the ongoing Dance World finals in Ireland. Talent and Motion shared...
E2bn Chinese fraud suspect fears death penalty
MBABANE – The Chinese national, Jin Houyun, who is suspected of involvement in pooling over E2 billion from thousands of investors in China...
DNA plan could swallow E126m of Home Affairs budget
MBABANE – Making DNA testing compulsory before issuing birth certificates could cost taxpayers about E126 million annually, enough to fund free Grade I...
Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
