Exit Kabambe: President Laz appoints Wilson Banda as new Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor
President Lazarus Chakwera Chakwera, sworn in in June as new Head of State, has appointed Dr Wilson T. Banda as the new Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor.
Banda, who was Senior Advisor to the Executive Director for Africa Group at the World Bank, where he started, as an Advisor, in 2010, replaces Daliso Kabambe appointed in April 2017.
A statement from the Office of President and Cabinet released Wednesday announced the appointment.
Wilson Banda was General Manager of the central bank from 2003 to 2010.
He also served as the director of the Malawi Stock Exchange, a member of the Economics Association of Malawi, and a chairman for both the Malawi Knowledge Network (MAKNET) and Malawi Payments Systems.
The new Governor earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester.
He also holds an MPA from Harvard University and an M.Phil in Monetary Economics from the University of Glasgow.
While the outgoing governor Kabambe worked as an economist for the Malawi Government for 19 years beginning as an economist and principal economist in the Ministry of Agriculture where he served for seven years, and then as chief economist and deputy director of economic planning in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development for four years and thereafter as budget director in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development for another four years.
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WHAT A MAN…..he is actually OVERQUALIFIED……….kupha udzudzu ndi bazuka kkkkkkkk Munthu anali Advisor wa Economy ya Dziko la Pansi going to manage one of the smallest economies in the world…………
SHOW US THAT YOU CAN ADVISE AND ASSIST THE PRESIDENT IN BOTH MICRO & MACRO ECONOMICS MGT….
We are very proud …many congratulations ..may you make great changes, as you are a great person … prayers and love Leeds 🙂 xx
This young boy has gone and a fool indeed. He must go to his uncle at Chikoko-Bay and say good-bye he has stolen too much with Namathanga and Kabango. Sacking of this boy has been overdue.He can now have several visits to Blantyre and leave our Lilongwe without any problem. Onse nyumba imozi kunyenga, akaziwo zisilu eti.
Congratulations, you deserve this, its long overdue if it were not for DPP nepotism
Excellent appointment! Osati za cabinet zi
Congratulations Dr Wilson Banda on your appointment. Chakwera loves retires. Your work is cut out for you. The Kwacha is overvalued. IMF and World Bank are not happy with the overvalued Kwacha. Devalue it now. You also need to rethink interest rates. IMF is unhappy with the prevailing rates. They are too low. Please raise interest rates
WB and IMF don’t run this country. Useless comment.
Well said WTF. Awa abusa zikuwakanika wa kodi ndimayesa anali a president a mpingo wa Assemblies dziko lonse la Malawi? Nanga upresident uli ndi ubwino pa u president wa dziko wu ndi m’mene zililimu? Awa ndiye atisocheretsa mu chipululu muno palibenso kukafika ku Canan
Government of the old people, by the old people and for the old people. Felix mlusu, Robin Lowe, Titus mvalo, Nancy tembo, sidik Mia and life chief justice Nyirenda are now happy and in charge of 2063 agenda when they won’t be there. This is equal to or worse than apm cronyism
If they give us or topple Muthalika 5% economic growth, then we can say equal to. But currently we say worst until proven otherwise.
Boma alanda angongole kuno
KAZILIRANI MA CADET KUZOLOWERA KUBERA ELECTIONS. WAIT FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS BASI
full of old marcus garvey s
When you change government, new people comes in, it is the performance of these people that can make malawi great.These people will work so hard that what is in manifesto comes true.Three months will show if we are in the right direction.All the best.Make malawi great.
Well said…
Why is this government obsessed with retired people? This guy was happily enjoying his time in NkhataBay
It’s part of the grand plan
i dont think so
Chitsilu Getu who told you that he was in Nkhata bay, We need very experience d people well principled , not thieves
YES
the guy was at usisya in nkhata bay ta mbwana
i wonder why ?