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National News
Germany grants K5.4bn to Malawi
Malawi and Germany on Wednesday signed a financial cooperation agreement worth 12 million euros (about K5.4 billion) to support the…
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Business News
Malawi gets tough on contract system
Malawi government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has formulated new regulations to govern the Integrated Production System…
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Tobacco, donor forex to firm kwacha value
Proceeds from tobacco this year coupled with donor inflows will be key to anchor the value of the local currency,…
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Centre for Social Concern faults Malawi tax system
Lilongwe-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has faulted Malawi’s tax regime, saying the system simply perpetuates income inequality among Malawians.…
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Business News
Tobacco growers downplay FCTC worries
The International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA) has allayed fears emanating from the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…
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Business News
Buyers want Malawi to improve on tobacco estimates
Tobacco merchants in the country have identified weaknesses in the way Malawi is conducting its tobacco crop estimates, citing loopholes…
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Business News
Strategy to guide Malawi investments in sector
The 10 year National Sanitation and Hygiene Investment Plan and Strategy (NYSHIPS) which government has developed, will be a guiding…
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Business News
Local businesses to explore opportunity in Ireland
The Malawi High Commission in the United Kingdom, through the Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC), has invited the business…
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Business News
Fears over leakages in Malawi tax collection
Malawi could be losing billions of kwacha due to potential leakages in the country’s tax collection system, an international commentator…
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Business News
Demand for Malawi tobacco at 180 million kg in 2014
The demand for Malawi’s tobacco next year has been pegged at 180 million kilogrammes (kg), which is higher than what…
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Business News
Gains, pains from tobacco in 2013
Ask Daniel Lambulira, a burley tobacco grower from Chinthonje Village in Ntchisi about his views on the performance of this…
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Editors Pick
JB appoints M’mbelwa as TCC board chair
Malawi President Joyce Banda has appointed the crown prince to the M’mbelwa throne as the board chairperson of the Tobacco…
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Business News
Malawi earns $362m tobacco forex
Malawi has earned $361.7 million, (about K127 billion) from tobacco crop this year, a figure which represents a 103 percent…
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Business News
Malawi tipped on tax regime
Malawi needs to adopt a progressive tax regime, which should allow Malawians to pay taxes depending on their capabilities, an…
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MITC courts firms to buusiness forum
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC) has urged the business community to participate at the 2013 Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF)…
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Airtel Malawi shines on international scene
Mobile Telecommunications Company in the country Airtel Malawi has emerged Africa’s Champions in a sales contest launched in the last…
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Malawi to reap from grand FTA
Malawi is poised to reap from the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area (FTA) through improved collective bargaining power, improved access…
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Business News
Malawi tobacco exports valued at $650m in 2012
Tobacco emerged Malawi’s top most export product last year, with the National Statistical Office (NSO) figures showing that the crop…
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Business News
High import tax frustrates dairy industry
Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA), the umbrella organisation for all the dairy farmers in the country, says it is concerned…
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Business News
Malawi All Share Index inches upwards
Four of Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) counters—FMB, National Bank of Malawi (NBM), Standard Bank and Old Mutual Limited (OML)—gained in…
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