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Oil marketing companies should get organised
For the past three months, and counting, Malawian motorists have been subjected to erratic availability of fuel, notably diesel and…
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Malawi needs more trade, investment, not aid
They came and are now back to their base in Washington DC after rating as “mixed” Malawi’s performance in the…
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Business Unpacked
Parastatals need radical reforms to perform
Performance of parastatals or statutory corporations dominated headlines this week after Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe made…
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Business Unpacked
Why fuel shortages will keep haunting Malawians
Today, I reproduce a Business Unpacked entry published on September 9 2022 when a prolonged fuel crisis, largely due to…
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Balance tourism hype with action on the ground
Ministry of Tourism this week hosted the Fourth Edition of the Malawi International Tourism Expo at the Bingu International Convention…
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Escom’s costly wake-up call, customers’ pain
Information and communications technology (ICT) platforms are supposed to facilitate efficiency and ease in operations of businesses and all aspects…
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Business as usual on public finance management?
In the run up to the court-sanctioned fresh presidential election held on June 23 2020, President Lazarus Chakwera and his…
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Islamic banking or financing, what’s in it?
Malawi is for the first time set to formally have a feel of Islamic banking courtesy of FDH Bank plc…
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Business Columns
Budget is stillborn, needs fresh start
When Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe tabled the proposed 2023/24 National Budget in Parliament, he was upbeat…
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Debt relief should mark turning point to prosperity
To Malawi and 35 other countries, the most refreshing news and perfect New Year gift should be the indication from…
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Don’t suffer in silence, be an empowered consumer
There could not have been a more befitting theme for a Malawian consumer than ‘Be an empowered consumer, know your…
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Business Unpacked
Why budget statements no longer excite me
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe is today set to unveil the Malawi Government financial plan for the…
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Tax relief, yes, but who will fill the gap?
To be honest, taxes are generally faced with resentment. In fact, not many of us would want to honour the…
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Business Unpacked
Debt relief should mark turning point to prosperity
To Malawi and 35 other countries, the most refreshing news and perfect New Year gift should be the indication from…
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Business Unpacked
Why parastatals will continue to struggle
In an ideal situation, State-owned enterprises or commercially-oriented parastatals are expected to make profits and pay dividends to their shareholder,…
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Business Unpacked
Breathe life into State enterprises
For a long time, most State enterprises have been a burden rather than an asset to their shareholder, the Malawi…
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Don’t bark up the wrong tree on road to recovery
Britain’s wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill is credited with the quotation “you will never reach your destination if you stop…
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Business Unpacked
Tighten belts as ‘Canaan’ is still out of sight
If you are able to read this, then you have made it into 2023. I wish you a belated happy…
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Goodbye to a rough year, keep pushing
Three days from now the world will drift into the New Year 2023 on January 1 after bidding farewell to…
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Make merry, but be safe, Merry Christmas!
It is just three days to Christmas Day on December 25, the day when billions of Christians worldwide celebrate the…
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