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RBM targets 2021 inflation at 7.8%
February 2, 2021
RBM targets 2021 inflation at 7.8%
The Rserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) projects the 2021 inflation at 7.8 percent, a target which is 0.8 percentages points…
ILO tips Malawi on social protection programmes
February 1, 2021
ILO tips Malawi on social protection programmes
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says government should consider significant domestic resource allocation in the national budget for social protection…
Study backs tobacco farming in Malawi
February 1, 2021
Study backs tobacco farming in Malawi
Despite facing the global anti-smoking lobby, a Comesa Business Council study has found that tobacco has a future as it…
Experts weigh in on maize subsidy
January 30, 2021
Experts weigh in on maize subsidy
Corporate governance expert James Kamwachale Khomba says while the decision by government to subsdise maize for low income earners may…
Neef on RBM radar
January 30, 2021
Neef on RBM radar
The central bank has placed the National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) on prudential supervision and has ordered the fund to…
Growth prospects uncertain—RBM
January 30, 2021
Growth prospects uncertain—RBM
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has indicated that domestic economic growth prospects remain uncertain in 2021 owing to the rising…
‘Diversification key to benefiting from AfCFTA’
January 29, 2021
‘Diversification key to benefiting from AfCFTA’
The World Economic Forum (WEF) says sub-Saharan African countries, including Malawi, need to diversify and align their industrial policies with…
Households spending more on food—report
January 29, 2021
Households spending more on food—report
Households in urban areas are spending an average of 56 percent of their expenditure on food, a development that shows…
Dairy firm invests K75m in new plant, doubles output
January 29, 2021
Dairy firm invests K75m in new plant, doubles output
Mzuzu Dairy Limited says it has invested K75 million in new machinery that will double milk output and increase market…
Report outlines tourism sector key constraints
January 27, 2021
Report outlines tourism sector key constraints
Lack of access to electricity and piped water pose key constraints in the tourism sector despite it being a high-growth…