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National News
Authority in Catch-22 over water levels
In burst of fury, Lake Malawi has exploded, leaving the National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) in a catch-22 situation on…
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Business News
Ministry outlines strategies to unlock agriculture financing
Controller of Agricultural Extension and Technical Services in the Ministry of Agriculture Alfred Mwenifumbo has urged local farmers to promote…
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Business News
SMEs upbeat on design leather studio utilisation
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are confident of fully utilising the Leather Design Studio based in Chileka, Blantyre from the…
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Business News
Unit to lobby for fairer taxes for solar equipment
The Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) says easing tax restrictions and making solar equipment affordable would boost the electrification of rural…
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National News
Economy is bad—survey
Nine in 10 Malawians believe the Tonse Alliance administration has done a bad job in managing the economy amid worsening…
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Business News
Government tipped on revenue management
Economic and tax experts have urged government to revise the application of some taxes and prioritise existing projects to minimise…
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National News
Budget Committee frowns at rising debt
Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament chairperson Gladys Ganda says Malawi’s rising debt poses a major impediment to development as…
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National News
Parliament passes K442bn financing bills
Parliament has passed two financing bills worth approximately K442 billion to fund the rehabilitation of the Mangochi-Makanjira Road and regional…
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Business News
Company-specific factors,industry trends affect MSE
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) chief operations officer Kelline Kanyangala says the macroeconomic environment, company-specific factors and industry trends continue to…
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Business News
MRA hails Comesa investment at border
T he Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has commended the investment the 21-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa)…
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Front Page
Mwapata urges social protection increase
Mwapata Institute has urged the government to increase the scale and scope of its social protection programmes, but some analysts…
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National News
Trade unions dismiss public service 10% salary hike cap
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has dismissed as “unacceptable” the Malawi Government’s cap of 10 percent for salary increments…
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National News
IMF stresses debt write-off need
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Malawi’s efforts to stabilise its economy will count to nothing unless the country secures…
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Business News
World Bank approvesK102bn imports facility
The World Bank has approved a $60 million (about K102 billion) facility through a International Development Association grant to ease…
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National News
K540BN added to budget
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola Banda yesterday presented his maiden financial plan, the 2023/24 Mid-Year Budget Review…
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National News
Malawi used IMF SDRs to pay old debts—report
ActionAid Malawi says the Malawi Government’s decision to use of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) amounting to…
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Business News
What to expect from IMF’s Extended Credit Facility
The Malawi Government through the Ministry of Finance last week agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a set of…
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Business News
Accountants engage Parley on legislation
The Malawi Accountants Board (MAB) has urged Parliament to assist in expediting the review of the Public Accountants and Auditors…
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Business News
Mixed bag
The quality of economic policies that the Malawi government has implemented to reduce poverty, promote sustainable growth and effectively use…
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Business News
Debt strategies worry economic experts
Economic analysts have faulted the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) for banking on assumptions outside government control amid concerns over…
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