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Business News
Treasury’s borrowing from banks rising
Treasury is still borrowing heavily from commercial banks instead of the central bank, recent Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) figures…
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Medf receives K5.2bn business loan applications
Malawi Enterprises Development Fund (Medf) says it has received loan applications worth K5.2 billion from groups and individuals nationwide seeking…
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National News
Covid-19 team warns politicians
Newly formed Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has warned politicians to protect themselves and their supporters from contracting novel corona…
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Business News
Banks overwhelmed
Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) says borrowers are overwhelming commercial banks with request for a three-month debt relief although most…
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Business News
Cama demands reduced DStv subscription rates
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has asked Multichoice Malawi to refund its customers and reduce subscription rates for its digital…
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Editors Pick
NPC assesses lockdown
Malawi can lose $6.7 billion (about K4.9 trillion) in gross domestic product (GDP) in net present value terms over the…
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Business News
SMEs want K5 billion stimulus package
The National Small and Medium Enterprises (Nasme) says it is seeking a K5 billion bail-out package for small and medium…
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Business News
Illovo fires 45 senior managers
Illovo Sugar Malawi plc has fired 45 management staff from its Dwangwa and Nchalo sugar factories, but some of the…
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Business News
Chilima urges further fuel price reduction
The country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima has urged the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) to further reduce fuel pump prices…
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Business News
Consumers face tough times
A reduction in maize prices and abundance of food has failed to offer relief to consumers during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19)…
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Business News
Covid-19 threat to fair trade, competition rules—CFTC
Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) says the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is fueling a surge in unfair trading practices.…
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Business News
Comesa calls for fair trading for corona-related products
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission has called for fair trading for the novel coronavirus…
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Business News
Green belt courts private sector
The Green Belt Authority (GBA) has urged the private sector to lead in irrigation investment as a measure of ensuring…
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Business News
TC predicts improved tobacco season
The Tobacco Commission (TC) has expressed optimism that the ongoing 2019/2020 Tobacco Marketing season will rake in increased revenue. By…
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Business News
Tourism operators push for Covid-19 bailout packages
Tourism players have expressed concern over government’s lack of timely intervention to provide bailout packages to save the industry from…
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Business News
Value your work, CfSC workers told
Centre for Social Concern executive director James Ngahy on Thursday challenged workers to value their work if they are to…
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National News
Ireland gives Malawi K800m for Covid-19 response
The Irish Government has allocated a further 500 000 euro (about K400 million) to Malawi through United Nations Children’s Fund…
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Editors Pick
US govt not backtracking on tobacco ban
The US Government has said it will not lift the tobacco export restriction on Malawi until it proves the elimination…
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Business News
Agriculture think-tank in Covid-19 study
Mwapata Institute, agriculture policy think-tank, has initiated a study to assess the potential effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic…
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National News
Covid-19 initiative frees 1 392 prisoners
About 1 392 inmates have walked to freedom from the country’s congested prisons courtesy of an initiative funded by the…
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