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Business News
Employers urge govt to fast-track review of Act
Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam) has urged government to fast-track the review of Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare Act…
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IFC moves to support macadamia nuts value chain
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, has signed an agreement with Signature…
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Subsidies under spotlight
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) says massive agricultural subsidies to small-scale farmers, who produce for both consumption and the market, have…
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Centre urges govt to rethink debt strategy
The Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says recalibrating the approach to domestic debt in favour of private sector development is…
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Why Malawians abroad shun local investments
Findings of a recent study have highlighted the prevailing exchange rate regime policy as a contributing factor to Malawians in…
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Business News
Mitc courts financiers on new project compendium
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc) says it is courting investors and financiers for its fifth edition of the flagship…
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Business News
Hope rises for exporting firms
About 150 local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in export trade have been earmarked to benefit from the $10 million…
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National News
State firms payments to govt to fall 90%
State-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) dividend payments to government are projected to decline to K15 billion in the 2024/25 financial year as…
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Business News
MRA endeavours to counter smuggling
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has intensified efforts to curb smuggling, a vice that is costing the economy millions in…
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Business News
Pressure mounts on kwacha, falls by 3%
The kwacha has weakened by three percent following a foreign exchange auction the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) conducted on…
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Business News
Debt strategy under threat
Treasury’s decision to restructure short-term debt to long-term could be under threat as the unstable macroeconomic environment is pushing investors…
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Business News
Treasury for diversified road revenue streams
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has dared Roads Fund Administration (RFA) to diversify their revenue streams as government strives…
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Forex drought limits auctions
Financial Market Dealers Association of Malawi (Fimda) says commercial banks are not participating in the foreign exchange auctions as the…
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Business News
MRA revenue reforms Under scrutiny
Former minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha says the optimism expressed by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) in achieving the K3.26…
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National News
Paye bracket review costs MRA K50bn
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says Treasury’s decision to widen the zero-rated pay as you earn (Paye) bracket from K100 000…
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Business News
Trade finance woes haunt fuel retailers
Local fuel retailers are paying more for fuel than they could have if Malawi finalised a $60 million (about K102…
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Malawi’s reliance on grants risky, says CfSC
The Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says while grants are crucial for budget execution, a substantial reliance on international grants…
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Business News
Off-budget support up,treasury still cautious Off-budget support up,
Off-budget support is expected to double in the 2024/25 fiscal year, figures show, but Treasury wants the support to be…
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Business News
Maize prices down 12% as more Admarc depots open
Pressure on maize prices in most produce markets in the country continues to decline, with retail prices falling by an…
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National News
Winners and losers in new tax measures
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola-Banda yesterday introduced new tax measures meant to cushion low-income earners grappling with…
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