Business Unpacked
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Colleagues, ‘money is there’: Reset priorities
Faced with persistent funding requests from legislators and Cabinet colleagues, Uganda’s former Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, famously used to…
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Will Malawi ever sell more than it buys?
In 2004, former president Bingu wa Mutharika outlined his vision to transform Malawi from a predominantly importing and consuming economy…
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End of 6-year drought, welcome CHL plc
For six years—or 72 long months—the bell at the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) in the old Reserve Bank of Malawi…
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Aid entitlement syndrome won’t actualise MW2063
In her 2009 book, Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is Another Way for Africa, Zambian…
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When the budget ‘ghost’ strikes again
When I titled my Business Unpacked entry of March 12 2026 ‘Budget targets could be dead on arrival, act now’,…
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No economic independence without decisive leadership
Malawi Malawi on July 6 this year clocked 62 years of independence without fanfare after President Peter Mutharika earlier directed…
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Poverty data should drive change of course
Data in the Sixth Integrated Household Survey (IHS6) the National Statistical Office (NSO) unveiled on Friday in Lilongwe present a…
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Poverty data should drive change of course
Data in the Sixth Integrated Household Survey (IHS6) the National Statistical Office (NSO) unveiled on Friday in Lilongwe present a…
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Fair trading law passes first test, but…
In 2024, Parliament passed the new Competition and Fair Trading Act that established the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC)…
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The IMF merry-go-round, one more dance for Malawi?
Exactly 12 months after the unceremonious termination of the four-year $175 million (about K306 billion) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) with…
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