Huzanna Khuuganda, a home workman in Malawi, spends every day thinking about how to make her ways to do her 80,000 wages ($ 46) per month for extension.
As he writes a wet cloth in the water box and begins with deleting tables and seats, it looks at his latest ploys to save money.
“Tell me my children not to get too much when we play to save ourselves in soap,” says 43 years after telling BBC.
“But the children are children, they want to play.”
During the past few months Ms Kathimba, a divorced mother in Mount the capital, Lilongwe, has been facing the salaries of the salary.
With a small financial support from his old husband, he is the only house of the house. Most of her money returns to her four children, living in their home in an unpunctional city, around 130km (80 kilometers) in the northwest city. These two young children are at school and two older ones work.
In May, the inflation rate in Malawi was 27.7% – the other too high in Africa – a decrease from 29.2% in April.
“Surprisingly, the salaries remain the same, but the price of goods continue to grow daily,” said Ms Kahumba.
“Money is running out before it comes. We live a very difficult life.”
Consumers in Malawi found that prices continue to rise [BBC]
The latest Ernst & Young report said that Malawi was one of a few people in the world that she had a consideration of the “Hurpendi economy, Sudan, Sudan, Venezuel, and Zamabwe.
Accounting company said according to the World Economic Outlook Database, combined by a three-year fund, Malayi had three years rate of the price of 106% in 2025 and 66% in 2026.
Data from the World Bank also shows that the world is one of the poorest in the world. It estimates that 70% of South Africa country is located below $ 2.15 a day.
Current cost disaster has left many citizens, such as Ms Kathimba, without saving.
“I will be asleep when I say I save money by the end of the month. I have nothing indeed,” he said.
“I pay 50,000 to [$29] to each school religion. Then you need to buy exercise books, food, soap, everything from the same small pay. Sugar [1kg] It is now 4,500 to Charge [$3]. “
“We are really affected, we must gain our businesses. But the way things, we fail” “Source: Source: Chairperson Wotson Fleea Market, Photo: Steve Magoma
Economists put the problems of the lower Malawic inflation to the loss of foreign currency – known as “Forex” – banks.
Malawi is usually bolting a master as a country imports more than export.
“We are not kidnapping the most important products,” Dr Bertha Bartha Chikhikadza, Chr Bertha Bartha Chikhikadza, Senior Lucters at Macroeconomics at the University of Malawi and the Presidency, told BBC.
“We send such a maize products, soybeans, but imported products such as fertilizer, medicine and furniture, so we need a large number of captain,” he said.
Businesses who want to import the property when working in the Forex Banks – in other US dollars – often slow because there is no available.
This forces others to look at US dollars in a black market, where the exchange rate is higher than the official 1,750 Level of Chacha for $ 1.
Traders can pay between 4,000 and 5,000 were fined $ 1 – with the knob of consumers.
Business owners, such as Mohammed Hanif Buka, who owns a special storey in the capital, says you have lost many customers since they put prices.
“Sales has dropped significantly. It must be making refundencians,” he told BBC.
While they usually import his store’s items, such as office items, pairs and brochures, foreign exchange lack means that you are now trying to access the goods in your area.
“I don’t remember when our banks give it forex,” he said.
Despair, organized merchants to protest in February, hundreds blocked the Malawian parliament.
“It is very affected, we must find out our business,” Steve Magombo, Tsoka Fleaker chairman, telling BBC.
“But the way things, we end. The Malandians fail to buy our things.”
Earlier this year was announced that the $ 175m loan agreement was suspended. The four-year loan was approved in November 2023, with $ 35m delivered until now.
“Under the IMF policy, if review is not completed within the 18-month program automatically expiring, and no updates are successfully completed,” Justin Tyson, IMF Mission Mission captains of Malawi, told BBC.
Mr Tyson added “There was a financial order” “The end is difficult to keep it in the current place because of high pressure pressure”.
In the last November, there were protests like the oil shortage [AFP/Getty Images]
However, Malawi Finance Minister Pilleen Chithyola Eanda said it was a government decision to stop the loan as they were disagreement.
“If told you need to build stored but at the same time the world is renowned because you don’t have gasoline – you choose to get fuel [rather] Instead of building reserves, “Banda told the BBC Earth’s business report last month.
“We have been told to stay in this program, you need to fix petrol prices, but that can have a negative impact on the prices of basic assets.”
In September’s national elections, the government says it takes a few steps to bring prices.
Vitqumbiko Minister of Immigration has agreed that forex must be repaired but says registered businesses that may apply for important items through the Reserve Bank or financial service. But also blames the merchants at prices increase.
“We put the economic bill and there will be important goods and services to control this,” he told BBC.
At that time, the main opposition is accused of increasing prices at the feet of those in power.
Whatever the cause of income prices, the cost of life may be a major campaign problem.
Malawes are confident that their daily struggles will be disabled by government programs – and everyone wants a solution that brings lasting stability to the economy.
“We are dependent on government for help,” said Ms Khumba.
“I hope politicians remember those younger rites who have the right to make their own decisions.”
The additional reporting is Jack McBrams Lilongwe.
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