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Covid-19 knocks manufacturing
April 27, 2021
Covid-19 knocks manufacturing
Manufacturing output continues to decline occasioned by the global containment measures instituted to stop the spread of Covid-19, the Malawi…
Tobacco buyers cautious on buying auction leaf
April 26, 2021
Tobacco buyers cautious on buying auction leaf
The Tobacco Processors Association (TPA) says due to international regulations on traceability of tobacco, buyers are cautious on buying the…
RBM sees deficit widening to 11.3% of GDP
April 26, 2021
RBM sees deficit widening to 11.3% of GDP
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has projected that the 2020/21 fiscal deficit will worsen further to an equivalent of…
Levy suspension cripples local tourism industry
April 26, 2021
Levy suspension cripples local tourism industry
The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture has decried suspension of the tourism levy last year due to Covid-19, saying…
Cooking oil manufacturers insist VAT pushed up price
April 25, 2021
Cooking oil manufacturers insist VAT pushed up price
Edible Cooking Oil Association of Malawi (Ecoam) has insisted that the 16.5 percent value added tax (VAT) levied on the…
Nico Holdings diversifies portfolio, sets up new firm
April 25, 2021
Nico Holdings diversifies portfolio, sets up new firm
Nico Holdings plc, a Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed financial services group, has established a new company Nico Capital Limited to…
External debt service soars
April 24, 2021
External debt service soars
Malawi’s external debt service has soared significantly in the past decade; a situation analysts fear is costing the country a…
Investors shift to long term instruments
April 24, 2021
Investors shift to long term instruments
Appetite for long term instruments is fast picking evidenced by Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) data which shows Treasury bills…
Growers protest Low tobacco prices
April 23, 2021
Growers protest Low tobacco prices
Tobacco growers have protested poor prices buyers are offering and have asked the Ministry of Agriculture to engage buyers to…
MCCCI calls for tax policy review
April 23, 2021
MCCCI calls for tax policy review
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has called for review of the tax policy and reduce…