Business
Maize prices to ease—Fewsnet
May 3, 2013
Maize prices to ease—Fewsnet
Maize prices are expected to ease between April and June 2013 largely attributed to the availability of the staple grain,…
MSE monthly turnover slumps 605%
May 3, 2013
MSE monthly turnover slumps 605%
The 14-counter Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) raised K381.9 million in April 2013, a 605 percent drop from the previous month’s…
Malawi exports to Zimbabwe surge
May 3, 2013
Malawi exports to Zimbabwe surge
Malawi trade with Zimbabwe has for the past two years been increasing, skewing in favour of the former,ZimTrade figures have shown.…
Samsung launches Galaxy S4 in Malawi Friday
May 2, 2013
Samsung launches Galaxy S4 in Malawi Friday
Highly anticipated state-of-the-art Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available to Malawi clients from Friday, 2 May. Galaxy S4 will only be…
IEC to construct power station at Chipoka
May 1, 2013
IEC to construct power station at Chipoka
Intra Energy Corporation (IEC), an Australian Stock Exchange listed firm and owners of Malawi Coal Mining (Malcoal), will construct a…
Media can help in healing process of economy—Chafunya
May 1, 2013
Media can help in healing process of economy—Chafunya
The Association of Business Journalists (ABJ) has urged the media in the country to help in the economic recovery process…
New cotton seed from Quton
May 1, 2013
New cotton seed from Quton
There is a newborn in the Quton cotton seed family coming with promises and hopes for higher quality and higher…
Tama cautions defaulters
May 1, 2013
Tama cautions defaulters
With the tobacco marketing season in progress, the Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) has warned farmers against defaulting repayment of…
RFA to scale up road maintenance programme
May 1, 2013
RFA to scale up road maintenance programme
Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has pledged to scale up the new road maintenance programme, Community Road Maintenance Programme (CRMP) to…
Malawi warns traders against hoarding maize
May 1, 2013
Malawi warns traders against hoarding maize
Malawi Government has condemned the conduct of some traders who are buying farm produce from local farmers with the purpose…
Banks ready for Basel II parallel run
April 30, 2013
Banks ready for Basel II parallel run
With only eight months before Basel II rolls out, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is confident that the country’s…
Increase in tourism levy defaulters
April 30, 2013
Increase in tourism levy defaulters
Malawi Government, says it will punish all tourism operators that are not remitting according to the law, the tourism levy…
BWB owed over K1bn in arrears
April 30, 2013
BWB owed over K1bn in arrears
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is hopeful that the new prepaid system will enhance revenue collection for the body which is…
Doubts over JB’s dream on tourism
April 30, 2013
Doubts over JB’s dream on tourism
The Malawi Tourism Association (MTA) has cast doubt over President Joyce Banda’s wish of placing Malawi among the top 50…
Kenya Airways to fly into Blantyre and Lusaka
April 30, 2013
Kenya Airways to fly into Blantyre and Lusaka
Kenya Airways has received approval from Malawi Government to begin flying into Chileka Airport in Blantyre effective June 3, 2013.…
‘Malawi must learn from landlocked Rwanda, Botswana’
April 30, 2013
‘Malawi must learn from landlocked Rwanda, Botswana’
Malawi must learn from landlocked Rwanda and Botswana which enviably fall in the global top league of doing business, attracting…
Tobacco revenue at $57m in week 7
April 30, 2013
Tobacco revenue at $57m in week 7
Revenue from tobacco, Malawi’s main foreign exchange earner, peaked at $57 million (K24 billion) from the previous week’s $42.1 million…
Malawi public debt to soar
April 29, 2013
Malawi public debt to soar
Malawi’s public debt is projected to soar to 68 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), a situation an expert…
Shares market loses ‘exciting mood’
April 29, 2013
Shares market loses ‘exciting mood’
The shares market last week lost its “exciting mood” with only 3.5 million shares changing hands, raising K48.8 million ($120…
Illovo, Simama in trade malpractices
April 29, 2013
Illovo, Simama in trade malpractices
Illovo Sugar Malawi (Limited) and Simama General Dealers have been found in gross violation of the Competition and Fair Trading…