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Malawi industry output to shrink by 1.7 percent
Malawi’s industry, which contributes about one fifth of the country’s economic activities, is expected to shrink by about 1.7 percent…
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MRA misses october target by K4 billion
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) missed the October K45 billion target by K3.9 billion, sending fears that government may struggle to…
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MRA moves to ease trading across borders
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is implementing a new management of customs procedure codes, which will improve delivery of service and…
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Competition Commission, Illovo back sugar prices
Against a backdrop of a protected industry, the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has said sugar prices are justifiable…
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‘KWACHA FALL MAY LEAD TO BUSINESSES FAILURE’
The fast-falling kwacha, which hit an all-time low of K520 against the dollar last week, may force some businesses to…
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Malawi amoung 20 fastest growing African economies
Malawi has been ranked as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, raising hopes that the impoverished country may…
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PCL graduates 18 in leadership
Conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) on Tuesday graduated 18 of its managers in a leadership development programme at a ceremony…
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Macra moves to asses ICT market
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) says it will assess and analyse the market for electronic communications sector in the country,…
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CFTC warns against Chambo misrepresentation
Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned traders against misrepresenting some fish as the country’s renowned Chambo, saying the…
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Malawi kwacha hits K520
The kwacha hit K520 against the dollar in commercial banks on Tuesday, a loss of about 20 percent within two…
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Government cautioned on domestic borrowing
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has attributed the kwacha fall to government’s increased domestic borrowing, a tendency that may…
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MSE Q3 value, volume down
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) performance declined in third quarter (Q3) this year compared to last year, a trend that may…
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Pension funds too costly to Malawi employers
An analyst has said the mandatory contributory pension scheme which Malawi introduced in June 2011 is costly to some employers…
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Science, technology key to economic development
Malawi Government has said science and technology is important because it is central to production of goods and services and…
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MRA says VAT is tax for the future
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has rolled out the second phase of Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs), a programme which the country’s…
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Malawi is eighth poorest country in Africa-Report
Against the backdrop of looting of government coffers, low gross domestic product (GDP) and a volatile currency, Malawi has been…
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Kwacha hits worst point, may trade at K525 by Dec
The kwacha hit its lowest point to the dollar since 2012 on Monday, with the middle rate falling to about…
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Fuel, food push down inflation rate to 23.7%
The country’s inflation rate has fallen by 0.8 percent from 24.5 percent age points in August to 23.7 percent in…
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Anti-smoking treaty gets stiffer, trouble brews for Malawi grower
There is more trouble brewing for Malawi’s principal forex earner, tobacco, as the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s anti-smoking treaty is…
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Malawi struggles under Sadc trade, excels in Comesa
Malawi’s trade performance under the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) is relatively deplorable, but the country managed to excel under…
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