Forex Crisis Bites: $315 Million Salima–Lilongwe Water Project Choking on Dollar Shortages

Malawi’s worsening foreign exchange crisis is no longer an abstract economic statistic — it is now choking one of the country’s most critical infrastructure projects. The $315 million (over K500 billion) Salima–Lilongwe Water Supply Project, designed to pump 50 million litres of water daily from Lake Malawi to the capital, has been crippled by persistent […] The post Forex Crisis Bites: $315 Million Salima–Lilongwe Water Project Choking on Dollar Shortages appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.


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