Business
Uncovering Nseula’s success in school business
August 9, 2014
Uncovering Nseula’s success in school business
Since Malawi liberalised the market at the return of multiparty democracy in the early 90s, the country has registered an…
CfSC worried over Malawi’s heavy energy costs
August 9, 2014
CfSC worried over Malawi’s heavy energy costs
Social watchdog, Centre for Social Concern CfSC) says the country’s poor living in both towns and villages are being subjected…
Malawi over produced tobacco by 14 million kgs in 2014
August 8, 2014
Malawi over produced tobacco by 14 million kgs in 2014
Malawi’s tobacco production in 2014 has been estimated at 182.5 million kilogrammes, a figure which represents an eight percent increase…
Goodall swells Cashgate war chest
August 8, 2014
Goodall swells Cashgate war chest
Malawi’s Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe says government is putting up additional resources to strengthen the…
Malawi tobacco growers cry foul over low prices
August 8, 2014
Malawi tobacco growers cry foul over low prices
Tobacco growers in the Northern Region have bemoaned poor tobacco prices their leaf is fetching at the auction floors. Speaking on…
FMB to conduct blood drive exercise
August 8, 2014
FMB to conduct blood drive exercise
One of the country bank’s FMB jointly with Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) will tomorrow (Saturday) conduct a blood drive exercise aiming…
Mejn for fiscal decentralisation
August 8, 2014
Mejn for fiscal decentralisation
Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) has called for fiscal decentralisation for local councils to enable the councils spearhead infrastructure and…
CfSC worried over heavy energy costs
August 8, 2014
CfSC worried over heavy energy costs
Social watchdog, Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says Malawi’s poor living in both towns and villages are being subjected to…
National Bank pre-tax profit rises 10%
August 8, 2014
National Bank pre-tax profit rises 10%
National Bank of Malawi (NBM), the Malawi stock Exchange (MSE)-listed financial institution, has posted a 10 percent pre-tax profit of…
ECA says US-Africa Business Forum start of new relationship
August 8, 2014
ECA says US-Africa Business Forum start of new relationship
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), says US-Africa Business Forum is the start of new relationship. ECA executive Secretary…
Malawi excels on innovations
August 7, 2014
Malawi excels on innovations
Malawi has excelled on innovations by improving in both rank and score. The country has since been described as innovation…
Can the ‘blue economy’ finally tick for Malawi?
August 7, 2014
Can the ‘blue economy’ finally tick for Malawi?
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director John Kapito may be outspoken but deep down his advocacy noise seem to…
Empowering businesses through partnership
August 7, 2014
Empowering businesses through partnership
Business Partners (Malawi) in mid July launched a multi-billion kwacha business development scheme for small and medium enterprises. The Nation Deputy Editor…
RBM forex reserves target speculative, says economist
August 7, 2014
RBM forex reserves target speculative, says economist
University of Malawi’s Chancellor College economics professor Ben Kaluwa has doubted Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) ability to build official…
Airtel hands over K50m to Tisangalale promo winner
August 6, 2014
Airtel hands over K50m to Tisangalale promo winner
A Lilongwe based minibus driver, Ganizani Phiri, has been handed over the MK50 million, the grand prize of Airtel’s Tisangalale…
GOVT COULD SAVE K22BN ON FISP—ECAMA
August 6, 2014
GOVT COULD SAVE K22BN ON FISP—ECAMA
Government could save a whopping K22.4 billion (US$54 368 932) in the implementation of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp)…
African postal services meet amid changing landscape
August 6, 2014
African postal services meet amid changing landscape
The 33rd session of the Pan African Postal Union (Papu) took place in Lilongwe yesterday, with the gathering of postal…
Economist commends govt proposal to donor partners
August 6, 2014
Economist commends govt proposal to donor partners
Government has plans to let donors pay for some budget allocations directly, without passing through account number one, a development…
Govt to plug mining sector leakages
August 6, 2014
Govt to plug mining sector leakages
The Malawi Economics Justice Network (Mejn) has called for the urgent need for government to ‘plug leakages’ by both large…
Govt rules out single digit inflation rate
August 5, 2014
Govt rules out single digit inflation rate
Secretary to Treasury (ST) Newby Kumwembe has ruled out the possibility of Malawi attaining a single-digit annual average inflation rate…