Dollar hits K2,500 on black market

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Dollar hits K2,500 on black market

By Pemphero Malimba: Pressure continues to mount on the local trading unit, the Malawi Kwacha, as it is now trading at K2,500 to the dollar on the parallel market, Times Business has established. This is despite the dollar trading at the official rate of K1,751 in high street banks. The development means that the gap […]

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