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Comesa bodies set to host second regional trade fair
September 21, 2021
Comesa bodies set to host second regional trade fair
The Comesa Federation of National Associations of Women in Business (Comfwb) and the Zambia Federation of Associations of Women in…
Captain Tours procures luxury buses, launches courier company
September 21, 2021
Captain Tours procures luxury buses, launches courier company
Captain Tours, a bus company has procured four luxury passenger buses worth over K520 million and has introduced the Courier…
Tobacco earnings up 13% in 2021
September 21, 2021
Tobacco earnings up 13% in 2021
Malawi has cumulatively earned $197.1 million (about K160 billion) from tobacco sales in 2021, which is 13 percent higher than…
Rising food prices push up cost of living—report
September 21, 2021
Rising food prices push up cost of living—report
Rising food prices have pushed up the Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket (Smeb), with the largest change in households expenditure observed…
Govt opens fiscal year with deficit
September 21, 2021
Govt opens fiscal year with deficit
The Malawi Government recorded a deficit of K46.8 billion in July, the first month of this fiscal year, up from…
National Planning Commission optimistic on middle-income status
September 21, 2021
National Planning Commission optimistic on middle-income status
National Planning Commission (NPC) says Malawi can attain the middle-income status by 2030 if it focuses on a few tangible…
Sending remittances to Malawi costly—report
September 20, 2021
Sending remittances to Malawi costly—report
The cost associated with sending remittances to African countries, including Malawi, is one of the highest in the world, a…
Finance gap threatens Industrialisation goals
September 20, 2021
Finance gap threatens Industrialisation goals
University of Malawi associate professor of economics Ronald Mangani says financing gaps threaten the country’s aspirations of achieving industrialisation and…
Remittance to Africa projected to decrease in 2021
September 18, 2021
Remittance to Africa projected to decrease in 2021
Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5.4 percent from $44 billion in 2020 to a projected total…
Mixed fortunes for maize,Soya beans farmers
September 18, 2021
Mixed fortunes for maize,Soya beans farmers
A policy note from the International Food Policy Research Institute (Ifpri), shows that prices paid to soya bean farmers have improved…