Cotton farmers advised to sell to highest bidders

Cotton farmers in the country have been advised to sell their produce to buyers that are offering good prices.

Sacco tipped to attract more members

Attract or sink. This is the message the Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Muscco) has nailed home to Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Saccos) in the country.

Tobacco, uranium to boost exports

A marked jump in tobacco and uranium output this year will push up Malawi’s exports which will help to increase the inflows of foreign exchange, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has said.

Donors encouraged to support export strategy

Malawi’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has identified the five-year National Export Strategy (NES) as one of the priority areas where donors can come in with support as part of their Aid for Trade programme.

Malawi govt, Ethiopian negotiations still on

Malawi’s Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure Mohammed Sidik Mia has said Air Malawi (2012) Limited, which has roped in Ethiopian Airlines as a strategic partner, will most probably resume flights in July, subject to concluding negotiations on sticky issues.

Barriers removal can boost trade

The Cross Border Traders Association of Malawi says the removal of trade barriers can help informal traders to move from one country to another with lesser challenges.

Malawi to widen sources of energy with K3bn fund

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has said Malawi will benefit from the $7.3 million (about K3 billion) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded Sustainable Energy Management (SEM).

High interest rates choking SMEs

The National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Nasme) has appealed to the financial sector to reduce interest rates to a manageable level to save small-scale businesses from collapsing.

Tevet levy transforming lives

Malawi’s workforce can be empowered with relevant skills to enable workers to reach their potential.

Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) public relations officer Lewis Msasa said this in an interview this week.

Growers want Contract Farming Act

The Central Region Tobacco Growers (CRTGA) has asked Malawi government to regulate the newly-adopted Integrated Production System (IPS) by formulating the IPS Act.