An analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as found that Malawi has stronger institutions than her surrounding countries, when it comes to infrastructure financing and budget for investment, but other measures of public investment are ‘relatively poor’.

The recently released assessment report says that the gap between planned and executed capital spending is higher than neighboring countries, excluding Zimbabwe.

The report was, however, hopeful that the country will perform better in the next 5 years if responsible authorities can consider the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)