Business
Tea pluckers get peanuts—Report
June 28, 2014
Tea pluckers get peanuts—Report
Tea pluckers—labourers who pick leaves for one of the most loved beverages in the world and one of Malawi’s major…
Malawi urges smallscale miners to form cooperatives
June 27, 2014
Malawi urges smallscale miners to form cooperatives
Malawi government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, has pleaded with artisanal and smallscale miners in the…
Malawi FDI slumps 10% to $118m
June 27, 2014
Malawi FDI slumps 10% to $118m
Malawi underperformed in the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2013, luring about $118 million (K48 billion) about 10…
Kanyika samples analysis starts in China
June 27, 2014
Kanyika samples analysis starts in China
Globe Metals and Mining, an Australian-listed mining firm exploring for niobium at Kanyika in Mzimba, says the mine’s metallurgical pilot…
Standard Bank appoints Harawa as board chair
June 27, 2014
Standard Bank appoints Harawa as board chair
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed Standard Bank Limited has appointed Rex Harawa as its new chairperson, taking over from Alex Chitsime…
PCL eyes power generation sector
June 27, 2014
PCL eyes power generation sector
Press Corporation Limited (PCL)—a company that holds shares in entities including Puma Energy, National Bank of Malawi (NBM), Malawi Telecommunications…
Market shows confindence in government securities
June 26, 2014
Market shows confindence in government securities
Higher yields and political certainty has heightened the market’s confidence on government securities with recent applications on treasury bills (T-bills)…
Mzuzu tobacco growers contented with prices
June 26, 2014
Mzuzu tobacco growers contented with prices
Tobacco growers from the Northern Region are all smiles due to good prices the leaf is fetching at Mzuzu Auction…
MUTHARIKANOMICS: WILL IT BREAK MALAWI’S VICIOUS CYCLES?
June 26, 2014
MUTHARIKANOMICS: WILL IT BREAK MALAWI’S VICIOUS CYCLES?
It is not only the President Peter Mutharika’s voice that strikingly resembles his late brother, former president late Bingu wa…
Malawi Economist wants bank rate delinked from inflation
June 25, 2014
Malawi Economist wants bank rate delinked from inflation
Economic experts, monetary and fiscal authorities are expected to meet in Mangochi to discuss the country’s monetary and exchange rate…
Mera courts energy players on electricity by-laws
June 25, 2014
Mera courts energy players on electricity by-laws
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) on Monday asked players in the energy sector from the Northern Region to familiarise…
$8m Micf fund on track
June 25, 2014
$8m Micf fund on track
The Malawi Innovative Challenge Fund (Micf) says it is pleased with the overwhelming applications for the $8 million fund aimed…
Opposition calls for policy linkages
June 25, 2014
Opposition calls for policy linkages
Opposition political parties have called upon government to ensure there are linkages between the country’s short, medium and long-term development…
Indebank, AHCX MoU to empower farmers
June 25, 2014
Indebank, AHCX MoU to empower farmers
Indebank Limited on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Auction Holdings Commodities Exchange (AHCX) to empower farmers to produce…
First Tanzania firm lists on stock exchange
June 25, 2014
First Tanzania firm lists on stock exchange
Malawi’s neighbour, Tanzania, this month announced its first Initial Public Offer (IPO)—the public offering of shares, by an energy company…
Commodity brokers to ease business transactions
June 25, 2014
Commodity brokers to ease business transactions
The Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE) says newly-trained brokers will help in transforming the lives of smallholder farmers by getting them…
MCCCI calls for government partnership
June 24, 2014
MCCCI calls for government partnership
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has called on government to consider a Public Private Partnership…
Millions view Malawi tourism advert on CNN
June 24, 2014
Millions view Malawi tourism advert on CNN
About 185 million people managed to watch the Ministry of Tourism and the Malawi Investment Trade Centre (Mitc) advert which…
Tobacco prices lower for all varieties
June 24, 2014
Tobacco prices lower for all varieties
Tobacco prices for all varieties in the 12 weeks of trading are lower by an average of 13 percent as…
Macra to phase SIM card registration
June 24, 2014
Macra to phase SIM card registration
Mandatory SIM card registration will be implemented in a phases between January and June 2015, while its preparatory work will…