Business Unpacked

Consumers deserve safety, fairness

  March 15 is gone, but, as consumers of various goods and services, I feel it is not too late…

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Pre-budget consultations shouldn’t be road shows

  It is that time of the year again when officials from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development…

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Why insurance penetration remains low

  Insurance penetration rate in the country remains one of the lowest in the world at 1.4 percent of the…

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Masm should give customers options

  Effective September 1 the Medical Aid Society of Malawi (Masm), the country’s dominant provider of health insurance, has raised…

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Insurance should innovate to grow

  Not long ago, Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dalitso Kabambe, in his capacity as registrar of financial services,…

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Why SIM registration suspension doesn’t make sense

I am yet to get convinced on the justification for the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology to suspend the…

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Reality check for the rosy economic picture

  Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe is one politician I have always admired for his honesty.…

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The price of running economy on gensets

  Desperate measures demand desperate solutions. That is the situation Malawi has found itself in as power generation has gone…

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MTL should also change business attitude

  Before the arrival of mobile phone technology in the country in the mid-1990s, Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL)-then under Malawi…

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What inflation rate really means

  Inflation is one of the most economic terms widely used in the media, public discussions and political speeches. Politicians,…

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