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Malawi’s cash crops on death bed—Aicc
May 6, 2021
Malawi’s cash crops on death bed—Aicc
The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (Aicc) says there is nothing government can do to save the dying tobacco industry,…
Internet tax review can make data rates fall
May 6, 2021
Internet tax review can make data rates fall
When Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) announced that effective Thursday, April 22 2021, mobile network operators in the country would…
RBM revises 2021 inflation rate target
May 5, 2021
RBM revises 2021 inflation rate target
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has revised upwards its 2021 inflation rate projection from 7.6 percent to an average…
Covid-19 costs aviation industry k134 billion
May 5, 2021
Covid-19 costs aviation industry k134 billion
The country’s aviation industry has lost an estimated K134 billion in revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic which slowed down…
FMBCH year-end profit jumps to $21.2 million
May 4, 2021
FMBCH year-end profit jumps to $21.2 million
FMB Capital Holdings (FMBCH) plc, the holding company for First Capital Bank operations in Africa, has reported profit after tax…
Low absorption rate mars $95m AGCOM project
May 4, 2021
Low absorption rate mars $95m AGCOM project
Agriculture Commercialisation (Agcom) Project has disbursed only K1.2 billion to farmer organisations out of the K23 billion matching grants. Government…
Govt banks on tourism master plan for growth
May 3, 2021
Govt banks on tourism master plan for growth
Government seeks to boost investments in the tourism sector through a 25-year National Tourism Investment Masterplan supported by the African…
Covid-19 may dampen middle class plans—NPC
May 3, 2021
Covid-19 may dampen middle class plans—NPC
The National Planning Commission (NPC) says plans to grow the economy to a lower middle-class by 2030 may be eroded…
Consumers want action on worsening bad loans
May 1, 2021
Consumers want action on worsening bad loans
Credit quality of commercial banks worsened in 2020 despite measures instituted by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to mitigate…
RBM trade finance Facility at $307M
May 1, 2021
RBM trade finance Facility at $307M
The central bank has renewed the $250 million revolving dual tranche strategic structured commodity and trade finance facility, a tool…