I have always looked at the way we handle the depreciation of the Kwacha and the panic that is associated with it in wonder. There is nothing wrong with an floating exchange rate to float! That is why it's called floating.
Let the Kwacha Depreciate
If it needs to, let it depreciate. However, just ensure that there is stability on this depreciation path. It's safe economics.
The worst thing that can follow such a move (which mostly has happened in the past in this country) is to come up with funny policy changes and falling into the trap of the people you had been trying to catch. There are a lot of theories on what can happen and why it is happening. The safest is to look at the decisions that need to be done and then work your way in ensuring that those do not negatively affect the economy.
I love it when there is so much work on the background by people affected by one measure and how they convince the world that is we do this, things would change. The interesting part is that, that same thing has absolutely nothing to do with the other. You feel like you are watching leverage season "Zambia".
Why is it Falling?
Why is the Kwacha falling? That is easier to find than MH370! We surely don't even need the satellite. There is tones and tones of statistics that can be used to gauge this. We even have SI 55 as a tool to use for extra input into our analysis. We just need people seating on it and working through. If there is nothing major but supported by the expected economics that we are bringing less and less of the dollar into the economy, we simply go out there and work our way into correcting that. That is how it works. If we see a policy not related to this and no major economic explanation, we may have used politics over economics - the worst possible way out of this.
Kwacha Economics will watch this unfold and will surely love to write on the outcome of this issue.
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