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Malawi to sign trade agreements in UAE
August 18, 2014
Malawi to sign trade agreements in UAE
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc), the country’s one-stop investment hub, says government will sign two trade -related agreements—taxation and…
Mera warns black market fuel dealers
August 16, 2014
Mera warns black market fuel dealers
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) says it has engaged the Malawi Police Service and the Lilongwe City Council to…
Knitting moves Paenda forward
August 16, 2014
Knitting moves Paenda forward
When 23-year-old Kingsley Paenda was chased from his uncle’s house in Lilongwe to return to his village in Mwanza, little…
Filp beneficiaries to repay through OBM
August 16, 2014
Filp beneficiaries to repay through OBM
The Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (Medf) and Opportunity Bank Malawi (OBM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will…
Mzuzu City Assembly challenges Airtel
August 15, 2014
Mzuzu City Assembly challenges Airtel
Mayor of the city of Mzuzu William Mkandawire has challenged Airtel Malawi to come up with mobile telecommunications that would…
Malawi warned on tax rate increase
August 15, 2014
Malawi warned on tax rate increase
Against a backdrop of donor aid freeze and an increased national budget, Malawi Government has been cautioned not to increase…
MRA targets K492 billion for 2014/15 Budget
August 15, 2014
MRA targets K492 billion for 2014/15 Budget
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has set a whopping K492 billion tax collection target for 2014/15 fiscal year as taxpayers bear…
Digital broadcasting on track—Govt
August 15, 2014
Digital broadcasting on track—Govt
Malawi government says there is good progress on the implementation of the first ever global migration from analogue to digital…
Masaf IV to benefit 752 960 households
August 15, 2014
Masaf IV to benefit 752 960 households
Malawi’s Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe has said government expects the fourth generation Malawi Social Action Fund…
Harnessing resource wealth to reduce poverty
August 14, 2014
Harnessing resource wealth to reduce poverty
It is not always good news for natural resource-rich countries. Apart from environment degradation—dust and oil spills—the money from the…
NGO calls for improved funding in Malawi mining sector
August 14, 2014
NGO calls for improved funding in Malawi mining sector
Malawi’s booming mining sector should result in increased funding, particularly to the Department of Mines, to enhance the development of…
Malawi embraces Comesa electronic system
August 14, 2014
Malawi embraces Comesa electronic system
Malawi has become the latest country to embrace the Comesa Virtual Trade Facilitation System (Cvtfs) which aims to cut down…
Realising the economic and potential of Cassava
August 14, 2014
Realising the economic and potential of Cassava
They persisted in becoming risk takers. They initially invested in agribusiness whose business prospects of recouping their initial outlay and…
MITC identifies legumes market
August 13, 2014
MITC identifies legumes market
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc) has identified markets for legumes including soya beans, pigeon peas and beans, some of…
Malawi’s Presidential Hotel opens September
August 13, 2014
Malawi’s Presidential Hotel opens September
Minister of Information, Tourism and Civic Education Kondwani Nankhumwa says Peermont Proprietary of South Africa will take over management of…
Africa Trade Insurance to focus on Malawi
August 13, 2014
Africa Trade Insurance to focus on Malawi
Pan-African financial services provider, Africa Trade Insurance (ATI), has said it will focus its business development efforts on countries where…
Malawian elected Bleansa project focal person
August 13, 2014
Malawian elected Bleansa project focal person
One of the lecturers at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Weston Mwase has been elected to head…
Govt to engage MPC on e-govt services
August 13, 2014
Govt to engage MPC on e-govt services
Malawi Government will utilise the growing ICT portfolios of the Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) in the delivery of the ambitious…
Airtel spreads Malawian warmth, love with Muli Bwanji campaign
August 12, 2014
Airtel spreads Malawian warmth, love with Muli Bwanji campaign
Malawi’s leading mobile telecommunications provider Airtel Malawi today launched a new thematic campaign dubbed ‘Muli Bwanji?’, aimed at depicting the…
RBM TAKEN TO TASK ON MONETARY POLICY
August 12, 2014
RBM TAKEN TO TASK ON MONETARY POLICY
A study conducted by Ronald Mangani, an associate professor of economics at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College, has concluded that…