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Business News
2018/19 fiscal programmes under scrutiny
Government’s move to introduce new programmes and maintain some of the existing ones has been put on the spotlight, with…
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National News
Poor loan recoveries impacting on Medf
The Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (Medf) continues to report a negative financial performance to poor loan recoveries, Treasury has said.…
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Business
Are Parastatal reforms failing?
Parastatal performance remains subdued despite government instituting reforms in over 40 State-owned enterprises three years ago. In an interview…
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Business News
Escom ponders on new tariff model
Escom says it is pondering on adopting a cost-reflective tariff model to sustain its operations on the market. Speaking during…
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Business News
Body wants thriving manufacturing sector
Manufacturing Industries Association (MIA), a representative body of 200 manufacturing firms, says government has to intervene to save the…
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Business News
Rate cut fails to boost credit growth
Despite the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) reducing the policy rate to 16 percent, the lowest in seven years,…
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Business News
Mining revenue jumps 25%—annual report
Treasury says it has raised K500 million in mining revenue within nine months—July 2017 and April 2018—through royalties, licence…
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Business News
Trade disparity up, hits K758 billion
At K758 billion, Malawi’s trade balance in 2017 continues to worsen despite various policy interventions to narrow the trade gap,…
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Business News
High demand for Malawi’s legumes
The AHL Commodity Exchange Limited (AHCX) says there is high demand for Malawi’s soya, groundnuts and sugar beans on the…
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National News
Masm fee hike irks consumers
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has expressed frustration with the hike in Medical Aid Society of Malawi (Masm) subscriptions…
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Front Page
‘Fiscal deficit a Necessary evil’
Treasury plans to end the 2018/19 fiscal year with a deficit of K242.9 billion could be a necessary evil…
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Business News
No plans to stop Growing tobacco
Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama), a representative body of tobacco farmers, says it has no plans to stop growing…
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Business News
2018/19 proposed budget constrained, says MEJN
Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) has said while the proposed K1.5 trillion 2018/19 National Budget “bravely attempts to do…
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Tobacco buyers’ demand at 175m kg in 2019—TCC
Tobacco buyers have pledged to buy 175 million kilogrammes (kg) of the leaf in the 2018/19 growing season, four…
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Front Page
MCCCI cautions govt on domestic borrowing
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has expressed concern over government’s plans to increase domestic borrowing…
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National News
APM on the offensive
President Peter Mutharika has hit at Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members opposing his candidature in the 2019 Tripartite Elections,…
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Business News
‘Energy crisis hampers Industrial potential’
Inadequate supply of electricity continues to hinder the country’s industrialisation drive, Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry…
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Editors Pick
Consumer and business perspective of 2018/19 budget
On May 18 2018, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe presented the 2018/19 Budget Statement in Parliament.…
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Business News
World Bank cautions on energy crisis
The World Bank has warned that the prevailing energy crisis poses a threat to the country’s World Bank Doing Business…
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National News
April inflation eases to 9.7%
Malawi’s year-on-year inflation in the month of April eased by 0.2 percentage points to 9.7 percent on account of…
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