Historic Eritrean nakfa Malawian kwacha

Eritrean nakfa malawian kwacha history for January 2024. The highest quote for this month is 111.98 (26/01/2024) and the lowest 111.78 (01/01/2024). The difference between high and low is 0.18.

ERN MWK average rate for January 2024 is 110.9263, the change between 01/01/2024 and 31/01/2024 is +0.88 %.

01 January 20241 ERN = 111.7 MWK
02 January 20241 ERN = 111.8 MWK
03 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
04 January 20241 ERN = 110.4 MWK
05 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
06 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
07 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
08 January 20241 ERN = 111.3 MWK
09 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
10 January 20241 ERN = 111.6 MWK
11 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
12 January 20241 ERN = 111.6 MWK
14 January 20241 ERN = 110.8 MWK
15 January 20241 ERN = 111.3 MWK
16 January 20241 ERN = 111.4 MWK
17 January 20241 ERN = 111.8 MWK
18 January 20241 ERN = 110.4 MWK
19 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
22 January 20241 ERN = 111.4 MWK
23 January 20241 ERN = 110.7 MWK
24 January 20241 ERN = 110.4 MWK
25 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
26 January 20241 ERN = 110.5 MWK
28 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
29 January 20241 ERN = 111.7 MWK
30 January 20241 ERN = 110.6 MWK
31 January 20241 ERN = 110.7 MWK

13/05/2020: Introduction of New Thousand Kwacha Banknotes

Malawi introduced new banknotes with higher denominations to address issues of inflation and to streamline transactions in a cash-based economy.

08/04/2020: COVID-19 impact on currency circulation

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, circulation of nakfa banknotes decreased as people relied more on digital transactions.

25/02/2019: Introduction of new nakfa banknotes

Eritrea introduced new banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 nakfa.

30/10/2018: Currency devaluation

Eritrea devalued the nakfa by 14%, reducing its official exchange rate to 1 USD = 15 ERN.

01/05/2016: Currency Floatation

The Malawian government allowed the kwacha to float freely against other currencies, leading to a significant depreciation of the currency.

22/01/2015: Dollarization policy imposed

Eritrea imposed a dollarization policy, making the US dollar the predominant currency for most transactions.

07/08/2012: Introduction of New Kwacha Coins

Malawi introduced new coins to replace smaller denominations of the kwacha banknotes, facilitating transactions and reducing the cost of producing money.

14/11/2005: Currency redenomination

The Eritrean nakfa underwent a redenomination where old nakfa notes were replaced with new nakfa notes in a ratio of 1:1,000.

10/04/2000: Introduction of New Kwacha Banknotes

Malawi introduced new banknotes with enhanced security features to combat counterfeiting and to modernize the currency.

08/11/1997: Introduction of the Eritrean nakfa

The Eritrean nakfa was introduced as the official currency of Eritrea, replacing the Ethiopian birr.

08/11/1997: Currency exchange rate fixed

The Eritrean nakfa was fixed at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 10 ERN.

14/06/1994: Malawi's First Multiparty Democratic Elections

Malawi held its first multiparty democratic elections, leading to a political and economic transition which affected the value of the kwacha.

01/09/1979: First Devaluation of the Kwacha

The Malawian government devalued the kwacha by 30% in response to economic challenges and to promote exports.

06/07/1971: Introduction of the Malawian Kwacha

The Malawian Kwacha (MWK) was introduced as the official currency of Malawi, replacing the Malawian pound at a rate of 2 kwacha = 1 pound.