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Prospects of bumper yield high
April 1, 2013
Prospects of bumper yield high
Rainfall has started tapering off in southern Malawi and the food security situation is improving as most poor households are…
Cisanet faults govt on agrarian transformation
April 1, 2013
Cisanet faults govt on agrarian transformation
Malawi Government has not provided enough incentives for agrarian transformation in the country, hampering prospects for growing the agribusiness sector,…
Ethiopian launches Blantyre flights
April 1, 2013
Ethiopian launches Blantyre flights
Ethiopian Airlines on Sunday launched its Addis-Blantyre flights in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre.. The airline is scheduled to operate…
Inflation surges, now at 37.9%
April 1, 2013
Inflation surges, now at 37.9%
Malawi’s year-on-year inflation has continued its upward surge, hitting 37.9 percent in February, a 2.8 percentage point increase from 35.1…
NBS bank deposits down 13%
April 1, 2013
NBS bank deposits down 13%
Customers’ deposits at NBS Bank dropped 13 percent to K39.5 billion (about $98.7m) in the year ended December 31 2012…
Couple niches in pork
April 1, 2013
Couple niches in pork
After shifting from poultry business which was registering low profits, Pork Masters co-manager Winnie Salama said the company decided to…
10 years in panel beating and counting
April 1, 2013
10 years in panel beating and counting
Having customers is one thing, but getting payments from them is another, Ndirande-based panel beater and spray painter Mabvuto Chibwana…
Govt asks Ovop to add value to products
March 30, 2013
Govt asks Ovop to add value to products
Malawi’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has asked community-based groups under the One Village One Product (Ovop) initiative to improve…
Malawi warned on weak global
March 30, 2013
Malawi warned on weak global
The fragility in the global economy will likely dampen demand for Malawi’s major exports and result in declining remittances from…
The Dependency disease
March 29, 2013
The Dependency disease
A few days ago on my way to a funeral in Chiradzulu, one gentleman recounted how they, on return from a…