Mutharika tells RBM to close mediocre banks

May 25, 2016 Business 74
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President Peter Mutharika has called on the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to grow some teeth and close banks which are failing to provide good services to Malawians.

NBS Bank Malawi customers
Long queues are a norm in the country’s banks

The Malawi leader made the remarks when he officially opened the Reserve Bank of Malawi Mzuzu branch in Katoto in the city.

For a long time Malawians have been complaining of mediocre services in the country’s banks. But Mutharika said the onus is on RBM to get to work and regulate the financial institutions.

“Malawians spend the whole day in some of the banks. In some countries they can close up banks that are failing to serve people in time. The Reserve Bank need to do more work to make sure that we have banks that are functional and customer friendly,” said Mutharika

The president also spoke tough against forex externalisation and suggested that the malpractice is leading to shortage of funds in the country.

“This country is not poor. We make enough money. This country is losing out more money in forex externalisation. We are losing out more money than all the aid that comes from outside this country.”

“We must arrest this monster of forex externalisation once and for all,” said Mutharika.

He further told RBM to reform its policies and services, saying Malawians expect the regulator to overhaul the financial sector in order to transform the business environment.

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74 Comments

  1. We have many Banks in Malawi, close some who are underperforming, just remain with four or five

  19. Since Peter Mutharika became President of MW he has said two very important and touching issues: 1. Why did TB Joshua fail to forsee the tragedy at his church which killed many pipo and yet he takes time prophesying other pipos death? 2. The RBM should revoke licences for all Commercial Banks that offer mediocre services in this country and one such bank is NBS Bank where you can even find pipo getting sitted in the banking hall as they wait to do their transactions. Rumphi is a living example!

    7. @bless ma bank amenewa amakonda kudula tindalama tosaziwika bwino pafupi pafupi pa mwezi atha kukuda kawiri olo ka tatu ukachita tsoka akakhala a standard akakudula dula akaona kuti acc yako kulibe ndalama amakulemba ngongole zizakangolowa amadula pompo pompo ndalama zambili

  39. Zoona ndi chifukwa ma village bank adya one salira net work kapena kuti ukhale kaye pamzele ngati ku chigayo.Povota mzele,ku ku chigayo mzele,kogula chimanga mzele. Ndiliti kodi amalawi zinthu zathu zizakhala za machawi?

  40. Bring back our MSB ,which was stolen by Dpp. 577bn cant go out without Reserve Bank.Why dont you investgate Reserve Bank personnel ?

    3. Do the majority of malawians feel the same.You are being selfish here.That mindset is what has made malawi not to develop.Sad

    4. Do the majority of malawians feel the same.You are being selfish here.That mindset is what has made malawi not to develop.Sad

    6. Its not selfish man…we are not skirting around the point here nor are we beating about the bush…lets hit the nail straight on head here FMB must go…otherwise there must improve their services 1. Unnecessary freezing of customers accounts zitheretu. 2. Ma workers ena mwano kwambiri asiyenso its not the only bank 3…Anthu aja ali mbwee panja pa ma bank awo komanso those moving around in streets , schools and workplaces kuti anthu atsegule ma acct awo adzipereka full information …as for me , Ndinatseka I cant waste my time with FMB.

    1. These fmb guys freezed my account and eishiii they forced me to open another acct out of my wish…I struggled to get back my monies…not interesting at all.Yet they are everywhere kukopa anthu kuti atsegule ma acct ku banks kwao…As long as blue blood flow in my veins FMB does not exist

    5. Mpaka kunditsegulitsa acct ina against my will thus so evil …bearing in mind I had to take pasaport fotos, plus id plus kwa a Dc all the processes once again thus FMB kkkkk

    6. Mpaka kunditsegulitsa acct ina against my will thus so evil …bearing in mind I had to take pasaport fotos, plus id plus kwa a Dc all the processes once again thus FMB kkkkk

    7. i remember last of last month ndidazungulira tauni yonse ya Lilongwe mma #atm_a_fmb kuti ndipange withdraw kandalama kanga koma eish…..malodza ndidayambira atm yawo ija ya ku kanengo ku Auction Holdings, city center, City Mall [Mr Price], Crossroads, paziboliboli, mu game…..koma mpaka ndalama ndinakatengera ku area 2 mtauni

      m’malo onsewa kufunsa alonda a G4S amati vuto ndi network

    10. inenso pamenepa ndimadabwa nazo kuti why nthawi zonse especially month-end pamakhala mavuto a network koma kuti mupite masiku ena mukatenga mosavutikira…..kkkkkk

    11. inenso pamenepa ndimadabwa nazo kuti why nthawi zonse especially month-end pamakhala mavuto a network koma kuti mupite masiku ena mukatenga mosavutikira…..kkkkkk

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