Economy
6 sectors urgently need digital investment
MBABANE – Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg has identified six priority sectors where digital transformation can unlock Eswatini’s productivity and boost economic growth.Speaking during...
21 Taiwan businesses invest E1.85bn, create 13k jobs
EZULWINI - Taiwanese businesses have invested over US$100 million (approximately E1.85 billion) in Eswatini, creating around 13 000 jobs across key industries. This...
PM woos Japan’s ITOCHU for strategic investments
MBABANE – Eswatini has intensified its economic diplomacy drive, as Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini held high-level talks with ITOCHU Corporation’s Africa Bloc...
ECMA unveils plan to launch Eswatini bond exchange
MBABANE – Eswatini’s capital markets are poised for a historic transformation as the Eswatini Capital Markets Association (ECMA) announced plans to establish a...
Eswatini, World Bank to chart digital economy roadmap
MBABANE – Eswatini’s economic future will take centre stage this week as the World Bank, in collaboration with government, launches the Eswatini Economic...
‘Non-aligned’ foreign policy puts country in strategic advantage
DR CONGO – Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over alleged...
Eswatini capital markets nearly double in 10yrs
MBABANE – Eswatini’s capital markets have experienced a 91 per cent surge in value over the past decade, growing from E20.8 billion in...
BRICS slows down on de-dollarisation
JOHANNESBURG - Member countries of the BRICS trading bloc seem to have backed down from their rather lofty ideal of establishing their own...
Downside risks dominate global economic outlook – IMF
JOHANNESBURG – The downside risks still dominate the global economic outlook, with policy priorities for the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors...
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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...
