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Welcome to Chitipa, the land of plenty
December 25, 2013
Welcome to Chitipa, the land of plenty
Chitipa District in the Northern Region is known for its language and diet diversification. No wonder, it is not among…
Exploits University, Galilee Management Institute sign MoU
December 25, 2013
Exploits University, Galilee Management Institute sign MoU
Exploits University and Galilee International Management Institute (Gimi) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see the two…
Groups proposed imports licensing
December 25, 2013
Groups proposed imports licensing
Faced with imports that outstrip exports, the Economic Empowerment Action Group (Eeag) has called for the introduction of import licences…
Malawi loses k100bn through tax breaks
December 24, 2013
Malawi loses k100bn through tax breaks
Malawi Government has come under fire over tax incentives currently offered to international mining firms, with a study report revealing…
Festive season dampens MSE performance
December 24, 2013
Festive season dampens MSE performance
Trading on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) ended last week with no share price gain as the festive season continues…
Malawi to benefit from EU tariff scheme
December 24, 2013
Malawi to benefit from EU tariff scheme
Malawi will still benefit from the amended European Union (EU) non-reciprocal preferential tariff scheme, which offers market access in the…
Banks borrow K4bn to ease liquidity hurdles
December 24, 2013
Banks borrow K4bn to ease liquidity hurdles
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) discount window accommodation—a facility for commercial banks to ease liquidity problems—jumped to K4 billion…
‘SQAM project to boost exports’
December 24, 2013
‘SQAM project to boost exports’
Development of internationally accepted systems of testing and inspecting products locally is fundamental in meeting government’s strategy of turning Malawi…
Tapping into the unbanked community
December 24, 2013
Tapping into the unbanked community
On a sweltering afternoon of December 10 2013, members of Grace Village Bank in Karonga are seated under a tree,…
Centre promotes new Irish potato seed
December 23, 2013
Centre promotes new Irish potato seed
The International Potato Centre (CPI) on Friday launched the 2013/14 new improved Irish potato seed dissemination in Mchinji under its…
Malawi is 2013 second worst economy
December 23, 2013
Malawi is 2013 second worst economy
Malawi is the second 2013 world’s worst performing economy after war-torn Central African Republic, according to ranking by the International…
New airline to operate ten aircraft by 2018
December 23, 2013
New airline to operate ten aircraft by 2018
Ethiopian Airlines chief executive officer Tewolde Gebremariam has said he sees his airline’s latest venture, Malawian Airlines, operating up to10…
Determination earns Saladi best results
December 23, 2013
Determination earns Saladi best results
David Saladi is a classic example of professionals who change employers at will in their desperate search for job satisfaction.…
Government to commission hydropower study
December 21, 2013
Government to commission hydropower study
Malawi Government says it will commission a feasibility study for Mpatamanga hydropower project on Shire River which, according to the…
Airborne survey to woo mining investors
December 21, 2013
Airborne survey to woo mining investors
The Ministry of Mining says the airborne geophysical exercise that Malawi is currently undertaking will help generate up-to-date geophysical information…
Making a living from curios
December 21, 2013
Making a living from curios
When people say Malawi is the warm heart of Africa, they probably include beautiful things such as curios that some…
RBM TIGHTENS MONETARY POLICY
December 20, 2013
RBM TIGHTENS MONETARY POLICY
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has intensified implementation of its tight monetary policy and has mopped from the market…
Mejn, Action Aid fault tax system
December 20, 2013
Mejn, Action Aid fault tax system
The Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) and Action Aid have faulted Malawi’s tax system arguing it subsidises foreign companies and…
Japan tips Malawi on rice exports
December 20, 2013
Japan tips Malawi on rice exports
Japanese Ambassador Shuichiro Nishioka says Malawi has one of the best quality rice in the world and there is need…
November tax above target, revenue falls by 25%
December 19, 2013
November tax above target, revenue falls by 25%
The November 2013 total tax revenue fell by 25 percent to K28.12 billion compared to October but was 11.4 percent…