Malawi inflation rises to 24.5 percent 

Malawi’s headline consumer inflation quickened to 24.5 percent year-on-year in August, from 22.3 percent in July, partly on higher food, housing and water costs, the  National Statistics Office  in Zomba said. According to Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) spokesperson Mbane Ngwira,  the relatively high Malawi inflation rates is due to different stages in the country’s...