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Business News
Exporting firms on the decline
Malawi’s shrinking number of exporting firms has emerged as one of the key factors behind weak export performance, raising concerns…
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Business News
Ecama, businesses welcome rate cut
The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) says the 200 basis point cut in the policy rate by the Reserve Bank…
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Front Page
RBM cuts rate as marketswatch debt, forex pressures
For the first time since raising the policy rate to 26 percent in January 2024, the Reserve Bank of Malawi…
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Layman's Reflection
Can the Budget deliver its social protection promise?
When Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamvekha presented the 2026/27 National Budget Statement before Parliament last week,…
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National News
Ecama backs budget direction, warns of risks
The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) says the 2026/27 National Budget signals a shift toward fiscal consolidation and productive investment,…
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Business
World Bank calls for structuredK16tn domestic debt reprofiling
The World Bank has urged Malawi to urgently restructure its K16 trillion domestic debt given that debt servicing continues to…
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Business
Budget seeks to guard social spending—CfSC
Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has cautioned that while the proposed K11 trillion 2026/27 National Budget signals strong intent to…
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National News
Mwanamvekha unveils Budget
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamvekha yesterday unveiled a nearly K11 trillion budget anchored on deficit cuts,…
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Layman's Reflection
When economic crises reinforce each other
Malawi’s economic debate often sounds like a catalogue of separate emergencies: high inflation, a weakening currency, rising debt, persistent fiscal…
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Business News
Trade barriers cost Malawi K411 billion—Report
Trade barriers are limiting Malawi’s export potential and contributing to potential revenue losses of about $235.1 million, or roughly K411.8…
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