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Malawi milk producers protest high taxes on dairy products
December 31, 2013
Malawi milk producers protest high taxes on dairy products
Milk producers under the Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA) have complained about “punitive” taxes on dairy products and equipment, arguing…
Airtel Malawi still concerned about high corporate tax
December 31, 2013
Airtel Malawi still concerned about high corporate tax
Mobile telecoms operator Airtel Malawi has said it is still concerned over a hike in corporate tax by three percentage…
Multimillion kwacha rice milling factory excites government
December 31, 2013
Multimillion kwacha rice milling factory excites government
Secretary for Agriculture Jeff Luhanga says the multimillion Mpamantha Rice Milling Factory in Nkhotakota to be commissioned mid-next year has…
RBM’s new facility to help stressed banks
December 30, 2013
RBM’s new facility to help stressed banks
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has introduced a new facility called Lombard which will attract an interest rate of…
Malawi exports to Brazil jump 300%
December 30, 2013
Malawi exports to Brazil jump 300%
Malawi’s total exports to Brazil rose by about 300 percent to an all time high of $8.42 million (K3.7 billion)…
China ready to buy Malawi’s flue cured tobacco
December 28, 2013
China ready to buy Malawi’s flue cured tobacco
Chinese Ambassador Pan Hejun says China is ready to purchase every leaf of the flue cured tobacco the country can…
Tea earnings drop 31 percent
December 28, 2013
Tea earnings drop 31 percent
Malawi’s tea earnings up to end-October 2013 dropped by about 31 percent to $13.5 million (about K6 billion) compared to…
Mbewe discovers gold in maize mills
December 28, 2013
Mbewe discovers gold in maize mills
Somewhere in the township of Mbayani, Blantyre is situated a company by the name Lemke Board Engineering which specialises in…
Cashgate pushes spending by 40%
December 27, 2013
Cashgate pushes spending by 40%
The cashgate scandal is partially responsible for a 40 percent increase in government expenditure, consequently widening the fiscal deficit as…
Jumbe to champion farmers’ interests in Parliament
December 27, 2013
Jumbe to champion farmers’ interests in Parliament
Former Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) president Felix Jumbe says he will champion the interests of farmers if he is…