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Trade Minister laments high interest rates
Minister of Industry and Trade Joseph Mwanamvekha on Wednesday complained that interest rates being charged by commercial banks and…
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MCCCI ACCUSES GOVT OF POLICY INCONSISTENCIES
Private sector lobby group Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has decried policy inconsistencies, accusing government of…
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Govt targets domestic resources to fund 90% of budget in 10 years
Malawi plans to reduce to 10 percent its current dependence on donor money, announcing on Wednesday that it wants domestic…
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Donors yet to trust govt financial system
Head of Britain’s Department for International Development (DfID), Jen Marshall, yesterday defended the recent increase in off-budget support by Malawi’s…
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‘Malawi will not stop growing tobacco’
Malawi Government has said it remains optimistic about the future of the tobacco industry despite continued growing external shocks such…
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Malawi tariff system lacks transparency—World Bank
The World Bank has said Malawi’s tariff system lacks transparency, a development that depresses exports growth as well as…
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Malawi to host international tobacco conference
Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama), the country’s largest tobacco representative organisation, will host a two-day International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA)…
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MALAWI HAS WORLD’S LOWEST INCOME PER PERSON—REPORT
Malawi has the world’s lowest gross national income (GNI) per capita, according to a latest World Bank report. GNI per…
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Ibam rate investors forum highly
The Indigenous Business Association of Malawi (Ibam) has rated highly the recent Malawi Investment Forum (MIF), saying the platform…
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Minibus plunges into stream in Lilongwe
A minibus, registration number NU 8603, yesterday plunged into a tributary that runs parallel to Riverside Hotel and pours into…
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BAM rues bank lending rates
Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM), a grouping of the country’s 12 commercial banks, has said it sympathises with the business…
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Outdated Tourism Act hinders growth—Minister
Malawi’s law governing the tourism sector is outdated and not in tandem with emerging issues in the industry, Minister of…
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Government courts investors in banking sector
Malawi Government has branded the banking sector as the most profitable in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa…
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Malawi strikes K500bn investment deals
Malawi Investment Forum (MIF) wrapped up at exactly 7pm on Tuesday with one common shared sentiment by delegates: The country…
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Dangote in no show
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is not part of the ongoing 2015 Malawi Investment Forum (MIF) as earlier announced, The…
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Malawi badly needs investors—Goodall
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe said on Monday that Malawi “badly” needs investors—both local and…
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Comesa courts investors to Malawi
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) secretary general Sindiso Ngwenya on Monday briefly played the role of…
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Tama bashes IPS for lacking transparency
Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama), the country’s largest growers’ representative body, has taken a swipe at Integrated Production System (IPS),…
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FUM faults NFRA maize buying price at k95/kg
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has faulted government for deciding to buy maize from farmers, through the National Food Reserve…
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Revised Malawi transport policy to lower costs
Malawi’s transport costs are set to reduce to regionally competitive levels while increasing the sector’s contribution to gross domestic…
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