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Malawi worried with stabilising kwacha
May 17, 2013
Malawi worried with stabilising kwacha
The Malawi Government has said it is concerned with how to stabilise the kwacha and has since described it as…
CDT concerned with low cotton yields
May 17, 2013
CDT concerned with low cotton yields
The Cotton Development Trust (CDT) has admitted that Malawi will produce less cotton this year and this will negatively affect…
MCCCI tips businesses ahead of trade fair
May 17, 2013
MCCCI tips businesses ahead of trade fair
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has encouraged businesses ranging from big corporates to small and…
Facts behind unnecessary imports
May 17, 2013
Facts behind unnecessary imports
On a number of occasions trade officials have tried to restrict certain imports using various tools. Such tools have included…
Mchinji residents excited with community road programme
May 15, 2013
Mchinji residents excited with community road programme
Mchinji residents are excited with the Community Road Maintenance Programme (CRMP) which has helped to improve road conditions in the…
ICT skills gap in govt disheartening—Ndilowe
May 15, 2013
ICT skills gap in govt disheartening—Ndilowe
Chief Secretary to Malawi Government Hawa Ndilowe on Friday said lack of information, communication and technology (ICT) skills among key staff in…
Malawi tobacco revenue hits $93.26m
May 15, 2013
Malawi tobacco revenue hits $93.26m
Total cumulative tobacco revenue went up by 30 percent in week nine to $93.25 million from $72 milion in the…
Malawi SMEs must embrace ICT—expert
May 15, 2013
Malawi SMEs must embrace ICT—expert
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) must embrace information and communication technology (ICT) and be organised to take opportunities in value…
Food eases Malawi urban cost of living
May 15, 2013
Food eases Malawi urban cost of living
Cost of living in Malawi’s four cities has dropped by 0.83 percent from K96 510.75 (about $241) in March to…
Malawi’s $1m cotton project under threat
May 14, 2013
Malawi’s $1m cotton project under threat
The $1 million (K360 million) cotton seed investment project by Quton may be thrown in jeopardy following farmers’ decision to…
The business challenge
May 14, 2013
The business challenge
Malawi has been categorised as a partial performer on logistics according to Ernst and Young’s Africa Attractiveness Survey 2013. The…
Malawi imports to jumping on election spending
May 14, 2013
Malawi imports to jumping on election spending
Malawi imports are set to increase next year on account of a likely jump in expenditure towards the tripartite elections,…
Malawi electricity tariffs up 30%
May 14, 2013
Malawi electricity tariffs up 30%
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has announced an adjustment of about 30 percent in electricity tariffs from an average of…
Fuel prices reduced by 2.78 percent
May 14, 2013
Fuel prices reduced by 2.78 percent
Fuel prices have been reduced by an average 2.78 percent on account of movement in world oil prices and the…
7 companies to invest in Malawi
May 14, 2013
7 companies to invest in Malawi
Malawi Government has disclosed that seven companies that held discussions with the Malawi delegation at the World Economic Forum on…
Shrinking incomes threaten Malawi recovery
May 14, 2013
Shrinking incomes threaten Malawi recovery
European Union (EU) Ambassador Alexander Baum has said shrinking incomes in people’s pockets threaten economic recovery efforts government is implementing…
Malawi maize exports grow despite ban
May 13, 2013
Malawi maize exports grow despite ban
Despite the national maize export ban effected last year, total informal cross-border maize exports between April 2012 and March 2013…
MSE weekly turnover slump
May 13, 2013
MSE weekly turnover slump
The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) weekly turnover dropped to K41.3 million (about $103 250) from the previous week’s K1.4 billion…
Illovo profit up 161 percent
May 13, 2013
Illovo profit up 161 percent
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Limited profit has peaked at K20 billion (about $50m), a 161 percent jump from the previous year’s…
Food is important —businesswoman
May 13, 2013
Food is important —businesswoman
A 22-year-old businesswoman, Chifundo Eliya, believes that one can start a business as long as he or she is able…