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Government dares private sector
The Malawi Government has challenged the private sector, touted as the engine of economic growth, to desist from just waiting…
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2014: The year when kwacha depreciation wreaked havoc
It shall remain an indisputable fact that a better part of 2014 was eaten into by a sudden but dreadful…
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Malawi inflation rate remains high, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reiterated that Malawi’s rate of inflation remains high, urging authorities to tighten further both…
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Phyzix’ Gamba wa Suit out next year
Lilongwe-based hip-hop artist Phyzix, real name Noel Chikoleka, is planning big in the year 2015, disclosing that he contemplates releasing…
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IMF says programme still off track
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said its supported programme, the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), is still off track despite the…
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Punitive taxes choking Malawi milk producers
Local milk producers under Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA) are worried with “punitive” taxes on dairy products and equipment, which…
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Malawi struggles to comply with AU charters, protocols
Civil society organisations (CSOs) under the State of the Union (Sotu) Malawi National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have exposed critical gaps…
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Lipunga laments 2014 economic woes
Financial services group Old Mutual Malawi chairperson Jimmy Lipunga has decried a number of economic challenges that gripped the domestic…
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Milk association cherishes Feed the Future Project
The Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA) has commended the USaid-funded Feed the Future Integrating Nutrition in Value Chain (Invc) project,…
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Pres Mutharika salutes Mpico’s K20bn shopping mall
Malawi President Peter Mutharika today expressed delight at the newly-constructed $40 million (about K20 billion) Mpico Gateway Shopping Mall. The…
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MCCCI blames kwacha fall on panic buying
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has blamed the recent sharp fall of the local currency on…
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FUM condemns IPS
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has joined a bandwagon of critics of contract system of selling tobacco, also known as…
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Malawi mining laws toothless on social responsibility
Mining sector commentators have faulted the silence of laws governing the sector on corporate social responsibility of mining companies. The…
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Mining laws silent on corporate responsibility
Mining sector commentators have faulted the silence of mining company’s corporate social responsibility (CRS) initiatives in the country’s laws governing…
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Muscco’s Kadzola honoured at continental Sacco congress
Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Muscco) chief executive officer Sylvester Kadzola has been recognised for contributing to the…
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Businesses severely bleeding—Ecama
Renowned business and leadership consultant Henry Kachaje on Tuesday described the prevailing business environment as hostile, saying if the situation persists, most…
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Government reviewing fisheries policy
Government has said it is reviewing the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy of 2001 and the Fisheries Conservation and Management…
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Tobacco contribution to forex down to 47%
The contribution of tobacco to the country’s foreign exchange revenue has dropped from around 60 percent to an average of…
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Doubts on Malawi’s 2014 GDP projection
Economic experts have described the 6.3 percent real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate projection for 2014 as ambitious, forecasting…
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Demand for Malawi tobacco down 14%
Malawi’s tobacco buyers have reduced by 14 percent to 180 million kilogrammes (kg) the leaf they intend to buy next…
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