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Government gears up for US opportunities
The government has said it is geared to take up opportunities that have been provided by the United States government.…
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Transfer pricing affects tax returns
Malawi has been named as one of the countries where transfer pricing—the practice of underreporting profits to evade tax—occurs. The…
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Malawi, South Africa strengthen trade relations
Governments of Malawi and South Africa have said they seek to strengthen trade relations between the two, during a business…
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Malawi power plant to propel manufacturing base
Malawi is poised to benefit from the reduction of nagging electricity woes following the opening of the Kapichila II hydro…
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Economic Empowerment Action Group hails budget
The Economic Empowerment Action Group (EEAG) has hailed the 2014/15 proposed budget pointing out that regardless of donor support withdrawal…
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Food uncertainty, budget may push up prices
Food uncertainty and the implementation of the proposed K742.8 billion budget may threaten an increase in inflation—generally push up prices—according…
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Mutharika govt to double Malawi GDP by 2019
The chief economic advisor to Malawi President Collins Magalasi says government is aiming stabilising the economy before doubling the country’s…
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Information gap blamed for Malawi’s high default rates
Malawi Government and a local Credit Reference Bureau (CRB), Credit Data, have said apart from prohibitive interest rates, information gap…
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Malawi trade balance worsens, hits K503.9bn
Malawi’s trade balance—the difference between imports and exports—worsened to K503.9 billion in 2013, an indication of the country’s insatiable appetite…
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RBM to maintain monetary policy
The Reserve bank of Malawi (RBM) has said it will continue implementing a prudent monetary policy against a backdrop of…
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Malawi’s one-stop-shop operational
Malawi’s long awaited one-stop-shop, an arrangement where investors access all relevant institutions including Department of Immigration, Registrar General, and Malawi…
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Finance, corruption taint Malawi’s doing business
Doing business in Malawi has been tainted by access to finance and corruption. These are the two most problematic factors,…
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Impact: Taking charge over HIV
Ululations, drums, singing and then dancing. One would think this gathering of men and women at Jali in Zomba, is…
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Malawi losing fight against poverty
Only two people out 100 graduate from poverty in five years and an economist has called on stakeholders to do…
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Lending rate projected to fall to 37.8 percent
Malawi’s average lending rate, considered one of the highest in the world, is projected to fall from 46 percent in…
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Farmers need better prices—Mwanamvekha
Minister of Industry and Trade Joseph Mwananvekha has said for farmers to produce more and meet demand they need to…
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Internal auditors urged to be vigilant
Against the backdrop of the Cashgate—the systematic looting of funds at Capital Hill— internal auditors in Malawi have been urged…
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Businesses to benefit from invoice-based loan
Businesses stand to benefit from invoice proceeds-based finance loan by ensuring that their working capital and cash flows are eased.…
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RBM policy affects inflation fall
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has said its policy to arrest the depreciation of the kwacha has affected inflation…
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Minister encourages MBS to enable trade
Minister of Industry and Trade has encouraged Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) to enable and not be a bottle neck…
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