Business
Masm Faulted for running clinics, pharmacies
March 15, 2014
Masm Faulted for running clinics, pharmacies
The Malawi Health Equity Network (Mhen) and the Competition and Fair Trade Commission (CFTC) have said Medical Aid Society of…
Government wants more banks to participate in WRS
March 15, 2014
Government wants more banks to participate in WRS
Commercial Banks in the Malawi have been asked to participate in the Warehouse Receipts System (WRS) which agriculture experts believe…
From teacher to school owner
March 15, 2014
From teacher to school owner
Every human being has their area of expertise and for Blantyre-based Charles Kawerawera his teaching gift was discovered when he…
Government to rehabilitate Liwonde-Mangochi Road
March 12, 2014
Government to rehabilitate Liwonde-Mangochi Road
The Malawi Government, through the Roads Authority (RA), with funds from the African Development Bank (AfDB), plans to rehabilitate the…
Indian voyagers school Malawi on tourism
March 12, 2014
Indian voyagers school Malawi on tourism
Three Indian tourists who have embarked on a 70 000 kilometer round trip around the world to help least developed…
Interest rates may fall to 30 percent
March 12, 2014
Interest rates may fall to 30 percent
Commercial bank lending rates may fall further by five percentage points to 30 percent due to Reserve Bank of Malawi…
Lack of tannery affecting shoe manufacturing industry
March 12, 2014
Lack of tannery affecting shoe manufacturing industry
Malawi Government says that lack of a tannery that can process hides up to the crust stage is affecting the…
Muscco helps Police to set up Sacco
March 12, 2014
Muscco helps Police to set up Sacco
As one way of trying to help police officers and their spouses generate more income, the Malawi Union of Savings…
Malawi explores new tobacco markets
March 10, 2014
Malawi explores new tobacco markets
A Malawian delegation which embarked on a tobacco promotional trip two weeks ago is back in the country with good…
Three push bourse in positive territory
March 10, 2014
Three push bourse in positive territory
The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) registered a positive return on index in February as indicated in the upward movement in…
Standard Bank registers K12bn profit
March 10, 2014
Standard Bank registers K12bn profit
Standard Bank Malawi, which has posted a 52 percent growth in profit in 2013, says economic prospects this year are…
Scientist urges Malawi to adopt climate change strategies
March 10, 2014
Scientist urges Malawi to adopt climate change strategies
An American Scientist Rachel Bezner Kerr has predicted a grim future for Malawi’s agriculture sector if climate change adaptation strategies…
Tobacco dollars to start trickling in as sales begin
March 8, 2014
Tobacco dollars to start trickling in as sales begin
Tobacco dollars will start trickling in two weeks as the sales market for the leaf—Malawi’s major contributor of foreign exchange—rolls…
Kholophethe benefits from perseverance
March 8, 2014
Kholophethe benefits from perseverance
Allan Kholophethe cannot appear anywhere near the list of business tycoons in the country. He is, however, happy that he…
Malawi mining sector slightly risky
March 8, 2014
Malawi mining sector slightly risky
Malawi’s mining sector has been described as a slightly risky investment destination due to its relative immaturity according to a…
Malawi revenue, expenditure drop
March 7, 2014
Malawi revenue, expenditure drop
Malawi’s expenditure and revenue as a percentage of GDP are projected to drop between 2012 and 2016, according to the…
Ecam tips employers on labour laws, employee relations
March 7, 2014
Ecam tips employers on labour laws, employee relations
The Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam) last week organised a training workshop on labour laws and employee relations aimed…
VAT collections to jump 20% on EFDs rollout
March 7, 2014
VAT collections to jump 20% on EFDs rollout
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) hopes the tax base will widen and value added tax (VAT) collections jump by 20…
T-bills rates drop fails to shift investors’ focus
March 6, 2014
T-bills rates drop fails to shift investors’ focus
Much as it is always expected that the drop in money market rates will push investors’ shift to the stock…
Malawi fuel consumption sinks to new low
March 5, 2014
Malawi fuel consumption sinks to new low
Malawi fuel—diesel and petrol—consumption has apparently dropped forcing tankers to wait for weeks to offload their cargo due to lack…