Business
Young business brain in Balaka
August 23, 2014
Young business brain in Balaka
In the heart of Balaka today lives 22-year-old Aubrey Amos who is on a path to success. Unlike many young…
US to continue funding Malawi’s rural communities
August 23, 2014
US to continue funding Malawi’s rural communities
The US government says it will continue to fund projects in rural areas of Malawi through the ambassadors’ Self Help…
Airtel Donates towards Purchasing of Mulanje Mission’s Resuscitator
August 21, 2014
Airtel Donates towards Purchasing of Mulanje Mission’s Resuscitator
One of the country’s leading mobile telecommunication service providers Airtel Malawi on Thursday donated K500, 000 to Mulanje Mission Hospital.…
Malawi yet to pay Fisp suppliers
August 21, 2014
Malawi yet to pay Fisp suppliers
Malawi Government is yet to settle payment in millions of kwacha to suppliers of fertiliser in 2013/14 Farm Input Subsidy…
Exchange rate regime: One man’s food is another man’s poison
August 21, 2014
Exchange rate regime: One man’s food is another man’s poison
On July 24, Batumeyo Phinifolo, a Mponela-based tobacco grower wore a sombre countenance. He was devastated by a perceived gain…
Talking investment banking
August 21, 2014
Talking investment banking
CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB) is the newest player in the country’s banking sector. It was born from the transformation of…
Malawi inflation rate stands out in Comesa
August 21, 2014
Malawi inflation rate stands out in Comesa
Malawi’s inflation rate under the Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HCPI) still stands out as one of the highest in the…
Policy rate reduction to induce inflation
August 20, 2014
Policy rate reduction to induce inflation
A local investment management and advisory firm fears that the recent reduction in the policy rate to 22.5 percent will…
BCC boss commends vendors, stakeholders for unity
August 20, 2014
BCC boss commends vendors, stakeholders for unity
The Blantyre City Council chief executive officer ( CEO), Ted Nandolo has commended vendors and stakeholders in Blantyre City for…
Kawalazi Tea Estate in K10m road rehabilitation project
August 20, 2014
Kawalazi Tea Estate in K10m road rehabilitation project
Kawalazi Tea Estate in Nkhata Bay has embarked on a K10million rehabilitation of the Kawalazi-Mzenga Road. According to the deputy…
Vendors defy govt ban on plastic bags
August 20, 2014
Vendors defy govt ban on plastic bags
Despite a government directive stopping usage and importation of plastic bags with a thickness of less than 60 micro centimetres…
Lead farmers take part GM cotton trials
August 20, 2014
Lead farmers take part GM cotton trials
Lead farmers in the country will have a chance to try the genetically modified cotton (GM cotton) in their fields…
Malawi risks huge fiscal deficit
August 19, 2014
Malawi risks huge fiscal deficit
Blantyre-based Nico Asset Managers Limited has warned that Malawi’s fiscal deficit in the 2014/15 national budget is set to widen…
Tobacco firm links IPS to diversification
August 19, 2014
Tobacco firm links IPS to diversification
JTI Leaf Malawi has said there is a direct link between Integrated Production System (IPS), a tobacco growing arrangement that…
RBM defends policy rate
August 19, 2014
RBM defends policy rate
Monetary authority, Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has said it is defending its policy rate, currently at 22.5 percent to…
FMB profits fall 2.6 percent
August 19, 2014
FMB profits fall 2.6 percent
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) listed financial services group, First Merchant Bank (FMB) posted about K3.5 billion profit for the period…
Standard Bank H1 profit up 8%
August 18, 2014
Standard Bank H1 profit up 8%
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)—listed financial services provider, Standard Bank Malawi Limited posted K6.1 billion after-tax profit in the period ended…
Chuka says fiscal indiscipline frustrating economy
August 18, 2014
Chuka says fiscal indiscipline frustrating economy
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Charles Chuka has warned that continued over borrowing and general lack of fiscal discipline…
Agriculture key to inclusive growth—MCCCI
August 18, 2014
Agriculture key to inclusive growth—MCCCI
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has said agriculture is key to inclusive economic growth because…
Inflation eases to 22.3 percent
August 18, 2014
Inflation eases to 22.3 percent
Malawi’s year-on-year headline inflation rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 22.3 percent in July from 22.5 percent the month…