Ms Tiyamika Kanthambi, MEFMI Graduate Fellow

Assistant Director, Debt and Aid Management Division, Ministry of Finance, Malawi

Ms Tiyamika Kanthambi has over ten years’ experience in debt management, responsible for producing debt reports, formulating debt management strategies and managing the debt database. Ms Kanthambi holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Economics from the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Ms Kanthambi was accepted into the MEFMI Fellows Development Programme (FDP) in 2013 and graduated as a MEFMI Graduate Fellow in 2015. Her area of specialisation is public debt data transparency. Prior to her graduation, the FDP exposed her to a range of trainings in compilation of public debt statistics. In addition, Ms Kanthambi underwent Facilitation and Consulting Skills training which was co-facilitated by MEFMI and the East & Southern African Management Institute. The mentoring component of the FDP allowed Ms Kanthambi to learn more from her experienced Mentor. Through the FDP, Ms Kanthambi has been able to sharpen her skills in compilation and dissemination of public debt statistics as evidenced by her lead role in producing and publishing public debt reports for Malawi. Currently, Ms Kanthambi is championing debt data validation process as Malawi prepares to migrate from Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Management System to Commonwealth Meridian.

As a MEFMI Fellow, Ms Kanthambi has been privileged to participate in MEFMI’s Regional Trainings on Public Sector Debt Statistics and In-Country trainings as a Resource Person. She has also been involved in Debt Data Validation Missions. With her expertise, Ms Kanthambi has also been engaged by other debt offices beyond the MEFMI Region such as from Sudan and Somalia.  Ms Kanthambi finds her MEFMI Fellowship experience financially rewarding and knowledge enriching.