A must-read for every citizen and every voter.įind teaching guides for Economix and other titles at /resources. It’s the essential, accessible guide to understanding the economy and economic practices. Economix explains it all, from the beginning of Western economic thought, to markets free and otherwise, to economic failures, successes, limitations, and future possibilities. and sometimes what our neighbors have got. With clear, witty writing and quirky, accessible art, this important and timely graphic novel transforms “the dismal science” of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we’ve got. worldwide!Įverybody’s talking about the economy, but how can we, the people, understand what Wall Street or Washington knows-or say they know? Read Economix. The magazine is a home grown project with contributions from some seasoned economic and business reporters and has several segments that includes economy, energy, trade, transport, agriculture, finance, labour and features some opinion pieces and special interviews as well.Īccording to the magazine’s officials, apart from the traditional spaces the publication will be found in banking halls, hotels, airport lounges and airlines including public and private sector offices.Stimulus plans: good or bad? Free markets: How free are they? Jobs: Can we afford them? Occupy Wall Street. Apart from that, the magazine is a market place of ideas to consolidate our gains and help shape policies that would take the country forward economically.”Īpart from publishing economy and business based features the magazine also offers partners in both public and private sectors a platform to showcase their products and services and will be accessed both in print and digital forms. Said Kasakura “This why today, we are witnessing the birth of this magazine that seeks to harness the gains that the country is making economically. Kasakura, a former employee of The Nation Publications Limited and Times Group added added that the focused areas have been mostly under or misreported due to lack of capacity to produce content that puts economic issues in context. Managing Editor for the new magazine Archibald Kasakura said The Economix Magazine is projecting itself as Malawi’s premier economy-based news magazine that seeks to publish research informed, analytical news on the economy, finance, trade and business. Ndanga pleaded with government to remove tax on the printing materials for magazine and newspapers in Malawi. This magazine will therefore help to bring business issues in detail.” she said. Economy and business are a specialized beat hence the need to have a dedicated medium to focus on this critical area. “The launch is a positive step towards growth of print media in Malawi. She therefore urged the Magazine to have a sustainability plan to keep afloat. Ndanga added that the launch of the magazine is a positive development as the print media space in the country has been shrinking due to among others high costs of production which has been putting players out of business. Misa Malawi Chairperson, Teresa Ndanga commended coming in of The Economix magazine saying it would offer its targeted audiences an opportunity to appreciate dynamics and trends in the economic sector. “After placing adverts there is need to reduce paying time because this is another big challenge where organizations take longer period to pay for the adverts,” he said. He then urged stakeholders to advertise in the magazine and pay for the service promptly inorder to continue benefitting from the platform to market their services and products. He said there was a need to find ways to reduce costs of production. Mtumodzi bemoaned high rate of printing costs in Malawi saying they are a huge hindrance to the sustainability of the print media business. Launching the Magazine, Guest of Honour Director of Information, Chikumbutso Mtumodzi urged Malawians to support the magazine-aligning itself to the aspirations of Malawi 2063 vision-so that it is sustained from external shocks. To tackle economic and business issues in detailĪ platform aimed at tackling economic and business issues, The Economix Magazine-a quartely publication-has been launched in the Capital City Lilongwe at a colourful function which took place at Golden Peacock Hotel.
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