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National News
Govt commits to supporting businesses
Minister of Trade and Industry Sosten Gwengwe says government is committed to supporting the private sector and reinforcing the foundations…
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Business News
Malawi strategises on AGOA extension
Malawi is strategising on how to benefit more from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) ahead of its possible…
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Business News
NBM Development Bank posts K893m profit
NBM Development Bank Ltd has registered a profit-after-tax of K893 million in 2023 on account of a growing loan book…
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Front Page
Sugar prices go up, CFTC to open probe
Consumers are now paying 15 percent more for a one kilogramme (kg) packet of sugar following decisions by Illovo Sugar…
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Business News
Airtel loses K56bn to kwacha decline
Malawi Stock Exchange-listed Airtel Malawi plc, says it has lost K56 billion following a 66 percent kwacha fall experienced in…
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Business News
Debt progress worries IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is concerned that the country’s debt situation has so far remained unaddressed. Speaking…
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Business News
AID inflows to LDCs on decline
Development aid inflows to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), including Malawi, is on the decline with more assistance to low-income countries…
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National News
Report highlights strides in job creation
Malawi has made strides in addressing unemployment with trends showing that more people are able to earn an income, published…
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Business News
Local firms in credit squeeze
Businesses are expected to experience a reduction in availability of loans as most banks plan to tighten credit standards and…
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Business News
March inflation rate drops to 31.8%, food prices ease
Malawi’s year-on-year headline inflation rate for March 2024 declined by 1.7 percentage points to 31.8 percent from 33.5 percent due…
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Business News
Services sector growth outpaces agriculture
The services sector is registering the fastest annual growth of 1.8 percent, aaccording to an analysis, a situation commentators say…
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Business News
World Bank slashes Malawi’s economic growth rate to 2%
The World Bank has slashed Malawi’s economic growth rate for 2024 to two percent from an earlier projection of 2.8…
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Business News
Maize prices ease cost of living
Pressure on the cost of living has eased, increasing by 2.6 percent to K503 876 for a family of six…
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Business News
MCCCI members to discuss economy
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI)says it seeks to give industry captains an opportunity to brainstorm and…
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Front Page
Tollgates funds not enough—RFA
Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says the cumulative K9.1 billion raised from tollgates as at February 2024 is not enough to…
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Business News
NPC lobbies for mining funding
The National Planning Commission (NPC) says while funding to the mining sector has increased, more resources are needed to kickstart…
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Business News
MRA beats 2023/24 target
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has beaten its 2023/24 revenue target by K5.933 billion after collecting K2.186 trillion during the…
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Business News
Mixed fortunes for Malawi, others
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says prospects in Low-Income Countries (LICs), including Malawi, are slowly improving, helped by a better…
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Business News
Malawi’s persistent scourge of poverty
Since independence in 1964, the Government of Malawi has aligned its development agenda with policies and strategies to improve its…
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Business News
Why fiscal, monetary policies could falter
Treasury has found itself, yet again, in an expansionary policy path, having increased expenditure projection in the 2024/25 financial year…
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