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Business News
Government positive on better tobacco prices
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Joseph Mwanamvekha has expressed optimism over this year’s tobacco prices, which he said…
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Mera maintains fuel pump prices
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has maintained fuel pump prices at current levels which means that petrol remains at…
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National export strategy under review
The Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc) has said it is banking on the revised National Export Strategy (NES) for…
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Tobacco growers mood
Some tobacco growers in the country have expressed dissatisfaction with prices buyers are offering for the lower leaf (primmings), saying…
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Maize export ban discourages farmers
Researchers have found that policy-induced distortions in the form of export bans on agricultural commodities in Malawi create disincentives for…
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Productive capacity Hinders export drive
Inadequate productive capacity continues to hinder Malawi from exploiting its trade agreements despite having markets for exports, according to an…
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Two years on, buy Malawi strategy falters
Two years after President Peter Mutharika launched the Buy Malawi Strategy (BMS), local small businesses say they are yet…
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Nampak fires half of its employees
Nampak Malawi, the country’s largest diversified packaging manufacturer, has retrenched more than half of its workforce, citing turbulent economic environment…
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Vendors duping farmers, buying crop at low prices
Some vendors in some cotton-growing districts have started buying the crop from unsuspecting farmers, taking advantage of the delayed opening…
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Retail maize prices fall in March
Maize prices declined by four percent in March 2018 ahead of the 2017/18 harvesting season, International Food Policy Research Institute…
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RBM explains weak private sector credit
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has attributed softening private sector credit to a weak macroeconomic environment and increasing public…
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Business News
NFB explains loss, plans expansion
New Finance Bank (NFB) has attributed the loss it made in the year ending December 31 2017 to investments…
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Arrears threatens fiscal position—IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said continued accumulation of private sector arrears by government puts the government at a…
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Economist tips government on sustaining low inflation
An economist at the pan-African policy think-tank African Institute for Development Policy (Afidep) Salim Mapila has urged government to be…
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MCCCI for incentives on diversification
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has said there is need to introduce new incentives…
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Borrowers struggle to service bank loans
Despite improved economic environment characterised by declining inflation and interest rates, borrowers in 2017 struggled to service their loans, according…
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Two listed firms post good results
Shareholders of two of the 13 Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed companies are expected to reap benefits on dividends, thanks…
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National News
RBM maintains bank rate at 16%
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) yesterday resolved to maintain the policy rate—also known as the bank rate—at 16 percent…
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Treasury to review industrial rebate scheme—official
Treasury says its plans to review the industrial rebate scheme, a measure introduced by government to boost the manufacturing sector,…
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Investors inject k330bn for ‘varsity hostels
Investors expected to construct hostels with a bed capacity of 24 980 in the country’s public universities plan to…
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