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Same script, different cast on budget
February 3, 2021
Same script, different cast on budget
Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu has apparently found himself in the same situation as several of his predecessors in as…
FDH Bank, Standard Bank boost MSE in January
February 3, 2021
FDH Bank, Standard Bank boost MSE in January
The 16-counter Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) registered a positive return on index in January as reflected in the upward movement…
Mlusu banks budget hope on donors
February 3, 2021
Mlusu banks budget hope on donors
Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu says Treasury is banking on the development partners’ support towards the emergency Covid-19 response to…
Report forecasts 10% FDI decline in 2021
February 3, 2021
Report forecasts 10% FDI decline in 2021
Malawi and other sub-Saharan Africa countries are expected to register a 10 percent drop in foreign direct investments (FDI) this…
New Covid-19 restrictions hit urban population—Fewsnet
February 2, 2021
New Covid-19 restrictions hit urban population—Fewsnet
The new Covid-19 restrictions are reversing improvements in economic activity and income-earning at a time when opportunities to earn income…
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…