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Banks’ liquidity improves, hits K7bn

Banks’ liquidity improves, hits K7bn

Liquidity levels are fast picking up on the market, averaging K7 billion from K5.37 billion the week before, showing that…
Tama supports ratification of anti-smoking treaty

Tama supports ratification of anti-smoking treaty

Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) has said it supports the government’s decision to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…
Govt to train miners to boost industry

Govt to train miners to boost industry

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines Atupele Muluzi has promised to lobby for training of local miners to ensure…
Malawi considers ratifying FCTC

Malawi considers ratifying FCTC

Malawi is considering to ratify the World Health Organisation (WHO)-championed Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) for the country to…
Poor patronage dampens Nasme’s exhibition

Poor patronage dampens Nasme’s exhibition

National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Nasme) has decried poor patronage to the just ended 10-day international exhibition in…
Contractor yet to be identified for barrage project

Contractor yet to be identified for barrage project

World Bank-funded Shire River Basin Management Programme says the upgrade of the Kamuzu Barrage at Liwonde in Machinga is scheduled…
Malawi gears up for input subsidy

Malawi gears up for input subsidy

Malawi’s current fertiliser stocks stand at about 129 000 tonnes slightly below the country’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) requirement…
Logistics, water levels delay MV Chilembwe launch

Logistics, water levels delay MV Chilembwe launch

Malawians may have to wait for another month for the modern MV Chilembwe due to logistical problems and low water…
MIRTDC critical for smes industrialisation

MIRTDC critical for smes industrialisation

Malawi’s small business operators have been advised to develop small-scale industries to engage in full-scale production to maximise their potential.…
Experts to bang heads on Mining Sector Law

Experts to bang heads on Mining Sector Law

Government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining will next week Wednesday start hosting a series of symposium…
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…
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