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RBM urges dealers to be innovative, boost BoP
October 16, 2017
RBM urges dealers to be innovative, boost BoP
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has advised financial market dealers to be innovative to help boost balance of…
PPPC calls for sanity in transport sector
October 16, 2017
PPPC calls for sanity in transport sector
The Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) has called for sound regulatory framework in the transport sector to ensure sanity…
September inflation rate down to 8.4%
October 16, 2017
September inflation rate down to 8.4%
Malawi’s headline inflation rate for September 2017 has dropped by 0.9 percentage points to 8.4 percent buoyed by continued…
Foreign reserves at 3.48 months
October 13, 2017
Foreign reserves at 3.48 months
Malawi’s gross foreign exchange reserves—a combination of official and private sector reserves— slightly fell to 3.48 months of import at…
Rethink ICT infrastructure investment—experts
October 13, 2017
Rethink ICT infrastructure investment—experts
In a world where technology is becoming less of a luxury, one would not need to be told that the…
small and medium enterprises benefit from business matching linkages
October 13, 2017
small and medium enterprises benefit from business matching linkages
About 113 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have benefited from the Competitiveness and Job Creation Project by the Ministry of…
Ray of hope on Pigeon peas market
October 13, 2017
Ray of hope on Pigeon peas market
Two months after the Indian government imposed an import cap on pigeon peas (nandolo), the Malawi Investment and Trade Centre…
Power purchase disagreements stall 100MW power project
October 13, 2017
Power purchase disagreements stall 100MW power project
Disagreements over power purchase agreement (PPA) between an Independent Power Producer (IPP) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has…
Insights into Islamic banking
October 13, 2017
Insights into Islamic banking
Islamic banking is gaining ground and it appears Malawi is not spared either. Some international financial institutions have been making…
Putting inflation drop into perspective
October 12, 2017
Putting inflation drop into perspective
It is obvious that at the time of writing this piece, both Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) and the Treasury,…