The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi established in the year 1964 located in Lilongwe.[2] The current governor is George Partridge.[3]
The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the Maya Declaration[4] during the 2011 Global Policy Forum held in Mexico.
The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the only institution permitted to issue the Malawian kwacha, which replaced the Malawian pound in 1971.
Governors
- Alan G. Perrin, 1964-1968
- D. E. Thomson, 1968-1971
- John Tembo, 1971-1984
- Chakakala Chaziya, 1984-1986
- Stephen Chimwemwe Hara, 1986-1988
- Hans Joachim Lesshafft, 1988-1992
- Francis Perekamoya, 1992-1995
- Mathews Chikaonda, 1995-2000[5]
- Elias Ngalande, 2000-2005[5]
- Victor Mbewe, 2005-2009[5]
- Perks Ligoya, 2009-2012[5]
- Charles Chuka, 2012-2017[5]
- Dalitso Kabambe, 2017-2020[6]
- Wilson Banda, 2020-2025[7]
- MacDonald Mafuta Mwale, 2025-2026[8]
- George Partridge, 2026[3]-
See also
- Economy of Malawi
- List of central banks of Africa
- List of central banks
- List of financial supervisory authorities by country
External links
References
- Jan Weidner. The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, 2017^
- Contact details Reserve Bank of Malawi, retrieved 2016-09-20^
- Mphatso Khutcha Richard. Mutharika appoints Partridge as RBM Governor Malawi 24, 2026-01-24, retrieved 2026-01-24^
- Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations - RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Prnewswire.com, retrieved 2012-03-08^
- Sunduzwayo Madise. The Regulation of Mobile Money: Law and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa 26 March 2019^
- About Reserve Bank of Malawi^
- Malawi appoints Wilson Banda as new central bank governor Reuters, 8 July 2020^
- Grace Phiri. Chakwera appoints Mafuta Mwale RBM Governor Nation Online, 2025-01-07, retrieved 2026-01-24^