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Local businesses decry investor capital ceiling
February 20, 2020
Local businesses decry investor capital ceiling
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) say the current minimum investment capital of not less than $50 000 (about K37 million)…
H1 budget deficit Jumps to k165.7bn
February 18, 2020
H1 budget deficit Jumps to k165.7bn
Treasury has recorded a deficit of K165.7 billion or about four percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first…
Law cracks down on non-compliant tobacco groups
February 18, 2020
Law cracks down on non-compliant tobacco groups
Implementation of the new Tobacco Industry Act 2019 has reduced the number of tobacco associations from 40 to five, Tobacco…
Positive earnings news push up stock prices
February 12, 2020
Positive earnings news push up stock prices
Stock prices of some counters in the banking and real estate sectors have picked up in anticipation of positive year-end…
Manage expenditure pressure—World Bank
February 12, 2020
Manage expenditure pressure—World Bank
The World Bank has advised Treasury to carefully manage increased expenditure pressures ahead of the fresh presidential election this year…
RBM tightens cyber security risks for banks
February 12, 2020
RBM tightens cyber security risks for banks
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has tightened cyber security risks for commercial banks by issuing new information and cyber…
MBS regional accreditation to enhance trade—officials
February 11, 2020
MBS regional accreditation to enhance trade—officials
Officials have touted the accreditation of Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) by Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (Sadcas) in…
Cost of living up 8.7%—study
February 11, 2020
Cost of living up 8.7%—study
The cost of living, which is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living, has risen by 8.7 percent…
Aicc urges farmers to sell crops in bulk
February 10, 2020
Aicc urges farmers to sell crops in bulk
The African Institute for Corporate Citizenship (Aicc) has challenged farmers to form groups for crop aggregation before selling to get…
Ecam faults treasury On funding priorities
February 10, 2020
Ecam faults treasury On funding priorities
Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam), a representative body of employers, has faulted Treasury for concentrating on non-developmental sectors in…