Business Unpacked
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Where will more forex come from?
This week, Standard Bank Malawi Limited, one of the commercial banks operating in the country, made an interesting statement about…
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Of VAT-exempt internet services and policies
In his 2013/14 National Budget Statement, Malawi’s Minister of Finance Ken Lipenga announced the reintroduction of input value added tax…
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Not all ‘special offers’ are in good faith
In an economy where the cost of living is on the rise, with ever rising prices of goods and services,…
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Escom should justify high tariffs
Half the time they live without power, yet at the end of every month, they get ever-rising electricity bills for…
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Do we really have to be told this?
I came to know British High Commissioner Michael Nevin in the early 2000s. That time he was working for the…
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Where do we go from here?
Malawi gained independence from Britain on July 6 1964. This Saturday, July 6, we will be celebrating 49 years…
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Why the State is a bad entrepreneur
This is interesting! From the look of things, on the one hand, the State is giving us the picture…
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What is an ideal profit?
Traditionally, during the first quarter of the year (January to March), business news sections of newspapers in the country are…
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Prices are sticky downwards!
There is an air of excitement blowing across Malawi following the kwacha’s gain in value against the dollar and other…
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Think twice on dependency
Malawi will on July 6 this year celebrate 49 years of independence from Britain, its former colonial master from the…
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