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Business News
Vision 2020 a shattered dream, say economists
Economics lecturers at Catholic University of Malawi (Cunima) have described the country’s long-term strategy Vision 2020 as a shattered…
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Govt to contain bloated wage bill—Treasury
Treasury has said it is upbeat on maintaining the wage bill within the approved levels by the end of the…
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Current account deficit jumps 8%
Malawi is expected to record a current account deficit of $1.11 billion (K810 billion) this year from the previous year’s…
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MRA in tax compliance campaign
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday launched Everyone Must Pay Tax Campaign to improve tax compliance among businesses and…
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‘Integrate tourism Into sectoral policies’
The tourism sector could achieve higher growth and contribute more to the national economy if policymakers integrate the sector…
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Financial gap slows local innovations
Local innovators have called for financial investments to promote and enhance the development of local innovations to help address…
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Agricultural sector still vulnerable post MGDS II
It is clear that the second Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS II) failed to reduce food security problems…
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Agoa exporting firm fears closure
One of the firms exporting through the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa) to the United States (US) has decried…
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Malawi’s Agoa exports declining
Although Malawi managed to export goods worth $37 million (about K26.64 billion) as of October 2016 to the United…
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Firm mum on bio-fuel production
Bio-Energy Resources Limited (Berl), a Lilongwe-based company that was set to produce bio-fuel from jathropa seeds, has said there…
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UNDP tips Malawi on achieving SDGs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is dependent on following…
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Malawi to remain LDC, says UN report
Economists have argued that the current socio-political environment is one of the contributing factors to slow progress the country…
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RBM warns of high premium debts
High premium debts might further strain the general insurance sector’s weak liquidity position and compromise its ability to settle…
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SMEs lead in worsening NPLs in banks—RBM
A financial stability report prepared by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) shows worsening levels in non-performing loans (NPLs)…
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National News
BIU students obtain injunction against NCHE action
Blantyre International University (BIU) Students Union has obtained an injunction against the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and BIU,…
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2016: enduring high Interest rate climate
It would be tempting to argue that 2016 will end on a slightly good note, particularly because the Reserve Bank…
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Free-floating exchange rate regime still working—economists
Economic experts have backed the free-floating exchange rate regime Malawi is currently implementing, saying it has pushed the economy…
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Malawians underutilise digital payments
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says the majority of people are not fully embracing the use of digital…
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National News
Escom rolls out LED bulbs distribution
The Electricity Supply Corperation of Malawi (Escom) says the introduction of light emitting diode (LED) bulbs will save more…
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‘Lack of sensitisation hinders SMEs listing on Exchange Market’
Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malawi ( Smea), a grouping of small businesses, has urged the Malawi Stock…
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