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The kwacha (/ ˈ k w æ tʃ ə /; ISO 4217: MWK, official name Malawi Kwacha [2]) is the currency of Malawi as of 1971, replacing the Malawian pound. It is divided into 100 tambala . The kwacha replaced other types of currency, namely the British pound sterling , the South African rand , and the Rhodesian dollar , that had previously circulated ...
The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi established in the year 1964 located in Lilongwe. [2] The current governor is Wilson Banda. [3]The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
The service sector accounts for 51.7% of Malawi's national GDP. Notable industries are tourism, retail, transport, education, health services, telecommunication and the banking sector. The Government of Malawi holds shares in many important companies, such as Malawian Airlines (51%) and Press Corporation Limited. Press Corporation Ltd. is the ...
The February 2014 Baker Tilly report found that a total of MK 13,671,396,751 (Malawian Kwacha) was misappropriated during the six-month period of 2013: More than MK 6 billion (45%) in Cashgate transactions; nearly MK 4 billion (29%) in payments with no supporting documents; and MK 3.6 billion (26%) in inflated procurement prices.
The Zero Deficit Budget of Malawi (ZDB) was a financial strategy laid out by Minister of Finance Ken Kandodo of Malawi in 2011 under the Bingu wa Mutharika administration that is based on zero-based budgeting. [1]
The Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( Sinhala : සත , Tamil : சதம் ), but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to their low value.
The 500 and 1000 kwacha were both printed on polymer. Although the old 20 kwacha note was still in circulation until 2012, such is the rarity of this note that most major retailers rounded prices up to the nearest 50 kwacha when calculating a total. Most items in major supermarkets were displayed using 20 kwacha in the value (e.g., 1980 kwacha).
The South African rand, or simply the rand, (sign: R; code: ZAR [a]) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c"), and a comma separates the rand and cents. [ 1 ]