(English) Warnings for Malagasy Economy and People

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded an in-country review of Madagascar’s economic situation with a warning that ‘outside shocks’ ‘cloud’ the country’s economic outlook. While the international financial body, which last year stepped in to provide Madagascar with and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and a Resilience…

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(English) King’s Posthumous Return Postive – But Madagascar Needs More Than Bones

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. The French government has returned three skulls – one believed to be of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops – to Madagascar in the latest step towards a rapprochement between the two states. The skulls were officially handed over to Malagasy government representatives in a ceremony…

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(English) Funding cuts hit Malagasy communities

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. ‘Bordeaux (who only wished to give his first name), a farmer with sharp features, does not know who Donald Trump is, but he knows that everything stopped for him in February. Suddenly, gone were the promises of a permanent house, enough seed for five years, fertilizers, farming…

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(English) Forgive debts which cannot be paid

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity. The world’s ‘developing states’ – primarily nations in the global South – should have their debt written off, according to an economic report commissioned by the Vatican. The Jubilee Report also recommends the restructuring of the global economic system to enable countries experiencing emergencies to access commonly…

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