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Govt closes year With k429bn deficit
August 21, 2020
Govt closes year With k429bn deficit
Treasury has posted a K428.7 billion deficit in the 2019/20 financial year, published Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) figures showed…
Slow progress on 41MW power plant irks minister
August 21, 2020
Slow progress on 41MW power plant irks minister
Minister of Energy Newton Kambala has warned that government will engage a new investor if work continues to stagnate at…
Businesses call for voluntary compliance window extension
August 21, 2020
Businesses call for voluntary compliance window extension
The private sector and a tax expert have called for the extension of voluntary compliance window (VCW) to allow businesses…
Pension tax irks workers
August 21, 2020
Pension tax irks workers
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has decried the 16.5 percent value added tax (VAT) that will be levied on…
Tea industry rebuffs minimum wage hike proposal
August 19, 2020
Tea industry rebuffs minimum wage hike proposal
Tea Association of Malawi (Taml), a grouping of large tea estates, says it cannot afford to pay its workers the…
Audit key to settling utility bills—Treasury
August 19, 2020
Audit key to settling utility bills—Treasury
Ministry of Finance says it will wait for the National Audit Office to audit oustanding arrears government institutions owe the…
Donors trust on govt systems low—report
August 19, 2020
Donors trust on govt systems low—report
A Mid-Term Review of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) III has revealed low donor trust in the country’s…
Commission zeroes in on poultry sector
August 18, 2020
Commission zeroes in on poultry sector
Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to carry out a study in the poultry sector following complaints of anti-competitive…
EU bankrolls skills, job creation agenda
August 18, 2020
EU bankrolls skills, job creation agenda
The Malawi Government and the European Union (EU) have signed a 55 million euro (about K45 billion) financing agreement to…
Illovo speaks on sugar prices amid reduced exports
August 17, 2020
Illovo speaks on sugar prices amid reduced exports
Listed sugar manufacturer Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc says it will continue with its internal reforms to reduce production costs, amid…