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Microfinance sector in mixed performance
December 2, 2025
Microfinance sector in mixed performance
Malawi’s microfinance sector chalked mixed results in the first half of 2025 as weaknesses in underwriting and delayed loan repayments…
Standard Bank eases payments to China
December 1, 2025
Standard Bank eases payments to China
The connection of Standard Bank to China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (Cips) has been described as key to the country’s…
CTS unveils ‘Ma Plot Apite’ Promo
December 1, 2025
CTS unveils ‘Ma Plot Apite’ Promo
CTS Courier has introduced a new promotion called “CTS Ma Plot Apite Competition” to thank its customers. The competition, which…
‘Fiscus measures need strict execution’
November 29, 2025
‘Fiscus measures need strict execution’
Analysts have said the effectiveness of the fiscal discipline measures that government announced recently will depend on strict implementation and…
AfDB trims Malawi’s growth forecast
November 29, 2025
AfDB trims Malawi’s growth forecast
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has downgraded Malawi’s 2025 growth outlook to 2.2 percent from the May 2025 projection of…
Economist flags budget contradictions
November 29, 2025
Economist flags budget contradictions
Economist Milward Tobias says in its current form, the revised 2025/26 National Budget gives a contradictory picture. In a written…
Stronger ICT backbonekey to improved energy
November 28, 2025
Stronger ICT backbonekey to improved energy
Preliminary findings of Malawi’s technology needs assessment show that a stronger information and communications technology (ICT) backbone and improved energy…
Statutory costs choke revenue
November 28, 2025
Statutory costs choke revenue
Statutory and other mandatory expenditures continue to choke the implementation of Malawi’s national budget as they take up 99.74 percent…
Icam, Ecama see tax measures heightening fiscal risks
November 27, 2025
Icam, Ecama see tax measures heightening fiscal risks
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (Icam) and Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) have joined other analysts and think-tanks in…
Milking the skinny cow could be suicidal
November 27, 2025
Milking the skinny cow could be suicidal
When Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamvekha took to the floor in Parliament last Friday to present…