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JB’s visit and the Kalahari pula

JB’s visit and the Kalahari pula

So, we finally got a loan from the desert land of Kalahari to help us procure some food, based on…
Malawi vendors refuse to leave the streets

Malawi vendors refuse to leave the streets

Vendors in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, have returned to the streets and vowed that they will continue trading there because space…
Brics nations discuss development bank

Brics nations discuss development bank

Leaders of the so-called Brics nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – meeting in Durban have discussed…
Firm weighs in on Malawi forex controls

Firm weighs in on Malawi forex controls

Malawi needs to generate enough foreign exchange to balance the supply and demand of the hard cash to sustain the…
Mejn dares Malawi Govt on budget

Mejn dares Malawi Govt on budget

The Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) has challenged government to ensure making key budget documents publicly available as a way…
The Dependency disease

The Dependency disease

A few days ago on my way to a funeral in Chiradzulu, one gentleman recounted how they, on return from a…
‘Structural change key to countries’ growth’

‘Structural change key to countries’ growth’

Malawi Finance Minister Ken Lipenga says structural transformation rather than adjustment is what can transform countries such as Malawi. He…
Regulators urged to address high roaming charges

Regulators urged to address high roaming charges

Malawi Government has said home and away roaming is important; hence, regulators should address the high roaming charges within the…
Malawi improves on budget transparency index

Malawi improves on budget transparency index

Malawi has improved in the transparency and public access to budget information, climbing up the ladder by five points, according…
AU launches Economic Report on Africa 2013

AU launches Economic Report on Africa 2013

African countries have an opportunity to transform their economies through a commodity-based industrialisation strategy that leverages on the continent’s abundant…
RBM hails Airtel Malawi for new innovations

RBM hails Airtel Malawi for new innovations

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has hailed Airtel Malawi for being innovative in the country’s telecommunications industry. RBM deputy…
Dedza District Council to let out golf course, stadium

Dedza District Council to let out golf course, stadium

Plans by the Dedza District Council to let out the Dedza golf course and stadium are at an advanced stage,…
Malawi urged to diversify

Malawi urged to diversify

Malawi and the rest of Africa can become emerging economies to compete on the world stage if they diversify the…
‘Malawi asked to close trade gap with Zimbabwe’

‘Malawi asked to close trade gap with Zimbabwe’

Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc) has stressed the need for the country to narrow the trade gap with Zimbabwe…
Macra wants corrupt-free licensing processes

Macra wants corrupt-free licensing processes

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has said its recently launched fraud and anti-corruption policy is crucial to ensuring that there…
TNM sees economic turmoil persisting

TNM sees economic turmoil persisting

TNM plc, which shed more than K1 billion (about $2.5 million) in the year ended December 2012 due to foreign…
Malawi tobacco revenue, volume double in 2nd week

Malawi tobacco revenue, volume double in 2nd week

Malawi’s tobacco revenue and volume at the national level have doubled in the second week of trading the leaf, official…
India ready to buy more pulses from Malawi

India ready to buy more pulses from Malawi

Indian High Commissioner to Malawi Duvvuri Rao says his country is ready to double its importation of pulses from Malawi…
‘Product certification, export licensing major challenges in Malawi’

‘Product certification, export licensing major challenges in Malawi’

Product certification and export licensing are top Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) that exporters and importers experience in Malawi, says a…
‘Malawi’s economic plan needs coordination among ministries’

‘Malawi’s economic plan needs coordination among ministries’

The 2012/13 budget key objective is to restore macroeconomic balance and a market-based economy that will provide the foundation for…
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