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Business News
RBM outlines 3yr strategic plan
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has said it will continue focusing on price and financial stability between 2019 to 2021…
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Malawi remittances quadruple, hit K136bn
Malawi has earned $186 million (about K136 billion) in remittances through money transfer operators and foreign currency denominated accounts last…
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Bank loans get cheaper
Central bank cuts bank rate to 14.5% In a bold move some market analysts said was expected, the Reserve Bank…
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Mobile phone scammers on the loose
While increased mobile phone and Internet penetration have made a difference in the way people communicate today, the development have…
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Business News
MBS talks tough on standards
The recent ban of Revin energy drink on the Malawi market following safety and health concerns has pushed the Malawi…
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Govt throws in treasury note
Government yesterday issued a two-year Treasury Note at a coupon rate of 10 percent — a marketable government debt security…
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Industry outlines economic risks
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) says despite registering some positives in the past year, Malawi’s…
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MSE hints on another equity listing this year
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) chief executive officer John Kamanga has said the bourse is geared this year to increase the…
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National News
Goodall’s last budget headache
As Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe prepares his last mid-year budget review report, his head must be throbbing as some ministries,…
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MDAs fail on expenditure control
Despite Treasury effecting an expenditure control system to curb reckless spending of public funds, some government ministries, departments and agencies…
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Business News
Liquidity increase eases interbank rates
The softening of policy rate since 2017 to date from around 24 percent to 16 percent in January has improved…
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Business News
Govt touts advances in digital systems
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has commended strides made in the country’s financial sector, describing present…
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Business News
Icon shares gain on listing day
It was all smiles yesterday for shareholders of newly-formed property development and management firm, Icon Properties plc, as they saw…
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Business News
AfDB puts Malawi growth at 5.5 percent in 2019
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that Malawi’s five percent economic growth in 2018 and 5.5 percent in 2019…
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Business News
Improved power supply offers businesses relief
Private sector lobby group Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) and some small-scale businesses have hailed the…
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Public, private sector credit gap under scrutiny
Chancellor College economics professor Ben Kaluwa has warned authorities to maintain recent momentum by safeguarding and strengthening gains in the…
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Business News
NFB corporate bond gets investor’s nod
The first issue of K4 billion corporate bond issued by New Finance Bank (NFB) last year to raise the bank’s…
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Business
Chamber outlines 2018 challenges
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has mentioned cost of finance and electricity as the top obstacles…
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Business
2018: The kwacha stood its ground
After a significant depreciation between 2013 and 2016, the kwacha has continued to stabilise for the greater part of this…
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Editors Pick
Cama pens Mera on persistent blackouts
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has written the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) to remove the 25 percent electricity tariff…
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