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Airborne geophysical survey 98% complete

Airborne geophysical survey 98% complete

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Atupele Muluzi has described the on-going airborne geophysical survey as an exciting opener…
Economists back bank rate cut

Economists back bank rate cut

The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) and a professor of economics at Chancellor College have separately welcomed the Reserve Bank…
Govt budget, money supply unsettles RBM

Govt budget, money supply unsettles RBM

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), the country’s monetary authority, has said there are prospective risks associated with an increase…
Reflecting on Malawi’s 50 years of post-independence gains and losses

Reflecting on Malawi’s 50 years of post-independence gains and losses

Introduction This week Malawi celebrated 50 years of independence. During these 50 years there have been episodes of progress punctuated…
Making the export drive a reality

Making the export drive a reality

From June 20 to 29 this year, the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) held the 27th…
Maize prices fall below projection

Maize prices fall below projection

Average national maize prices fell by about seven percent lower than projected and 11 percent lower than May prices in…
Teveta denies being unaudited

Teveta denies being unaudited

The Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) has dismissed claims meted out in Parliament last week that…
Lilongwe to have new $30m housing project

Lilongwe to have new $30m housing project

The boom in the construction industry in Lilongwe is expected to take a major boost following plans by Lilongwe based…
EU optimistic on EPA talks

EU optimistic on EPA talks

The European Union (EU) says it will continue engaging the new Malawi administration on the Economic Partnerships Agreement (EPA), barely…
Deposit interestrates start to rise

Deposit interestrates start to rise

Deposit interest rates have started to rise but still below inflation, leading to a negative real return, a situation which…
Blantyre City Council raises market fees

Blantyre City Council raises market fees

Blantyre City Council (BCC) has adjusted upwards business licence and market fees effective July 1, business operators have confirmed. Business…
MSE buoyant, raises K6.2bn in Q2—Report

MSE buoyant, raises K6.2bn in Q2—Report

The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) was buoyant in the second quarter (Q2), achieving a quarterly return on index of 4.9…
Upgrading of Kamuzu Barrage starts August

Upgrading of Kamuzu Barrage starts August

The upgrading of Kamuzu Barrage on Shire River at Liwonde in Machinga is scheduled to start on August 1 this…
Fuel, utility pricesthreaten inflation fall

Fuel, utility pricesthreaten inflation fall

Utility tariffs and fuel prices which have been maintained at higher prices regardless of kwacha appreciation against background of the…
Government paying more attention to SMEs—Smedi

Government paying more attention to SMEs—Smedi

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (Smedi), a government agency has said the country is now paying more attention to…
Government credit from banks rises 37 percent

Government credit from banks rises 37 percent

Government credit from commercial banks rose by K66.7 billion, about 37 percent, to K245.8 billion in April compared to the…
Parliament allows govt to borrow K13 bn for Masaf IV

Parliament allows govt to borrow K13 bn for Masaf IV

Parliament Friday allowed Government to borrow from the International Development Association (IDA) $32.8 million (about K13.12 billion) for the Masaf…
Tobacco growers wantprotection in global market

Tobacco growers wantprotection in global market

Tobacco growers have called for the protection of the status of the crop’s export in the international trading system, particularly…
IMF mission in tomorrow for crucial talks

IMF mission in tomorrow for crucial talks

As anxiety over donor budgetary support freeze continue amid the Cashgate scandal, a team of officials from the International Monetary…
No business as usual in mining sector—Atupele

No business as usual in mining sector—Atupele

Malawi’s newly appointed Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Atupele Muluzi has said it is high time Malawi stopped…
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