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Malawi’s fairtrade export revenue hits $91m
January 29, 2013
Malawi’s fairtrade export revenue hits $91m
Export revenue for Malawi’s eight producers and processors under Fairtrade has hit $91 million (about K31 billion) since the country…
Illiteracy frustrating SMEs in Chiradzulu—DC
January 29, 2013
Illiteracy frustrating SMEs in Chiradzulu—DC
Chiradzulu district commissioner (DC) Bennet Nkasala has said illiteracy is frustrating small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the southern…
Malawi’s budgets not child-friendly, says CfSC
January 29, 2013
Malawi’s budgets not child-friendly, says CfSC
An analysis by the Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has shown that Malawi’s national budgets for the past four years…
Malawi’s low import cover extends into 2013
January 28, 2013
Malawi’s low import cover extends into 2013
Malawi’s gross official reserves have sunk to a low of $180 million (K62 billion), confirming earlier fears of continued scarcity…
MCCCI asks MRA to address innovation challenges
January 28, 2013
MCCCI asks MRA to address innovation challenges
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has asked the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to address some…
Presscane committed to cleaning environment
January 28, 2013
Presscane committed to cleaning environment
Presscane Limited, an ethanol distillery which is a subsidiary of the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)—listed Press Corporation Limited (PCL), says…
Making ends meet through quarry stones
January 28, 2013
Making ends meet through quarry stones
A singing melancholic voice mingled with a deafening sound of a hammer pounding on a rock drifts over the thick…
Alafuledi exports furniture to South Africa
January 28, 2013
Alafuledi exports furniture to South Africa
Cane furniture is broadly used in homes, offices and hotels, among other places, in Malawi. Clyton Alafuledi from Chigumula has,…
FUM calls for robust export diversification
January 26, 2013
FUM calls for robust export diversification
The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) says Malawi will continue losing its export market share of agricultural commodities unless a…
Weak global economy to lower Malawi exports
January 25, 2013
Weak global economy to lower Malawi exports
The global economy is expected to remain weak this year, according to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Global Forecasting Unit, a…
Mera to punish illegal electrical installations
January 25, 2013
Mera to punish illegal electrical installations
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has said it will undertake an inspection of electrical installations of buildings across the…
Tobacco smuggling will hurt ERP
January 25, 2013
Tobacco smuggling will hurt ERP
Senior Malawi government officials including the police say tobacco smuggling to neighbouring countries will hurt the economy if Malawians living…
Malawi to restore investors’ confidence
January 25, 2013
Malawi to restore investors’ confidence
Malawi government has said it is committed to bring back investor confidence in the economy through the implementation of ‘business-friendly’…
Entrepreneurship, schooling outcomes
January 25, 2013
Entrepreneurship, schooling outcomes
CNN recently run an interview with Assou-Ekotto, a Cameroonian soccer star that plies his trade with Tottenham Hotspurs in England.…
Council to rehabilitate LL Community Centre
January 23, 2013
Council to rehabilitate LL Community Centre
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) plans to rehabilitate the dilapidated Lilongwe Community Centre from January to May this year, the council’s…
World bank tells Malawi to preserve growth
January 23, 2013
World bank tells Malawi to preserve growth
The World Bank Group has urged Malawi and other developing countries to preserve their growth rates and also focus on…
Dhal plants yet to start working
January 23, 2013
Dhal plants yet to start working
Malawi’s Ministry of Industry and Trade is still in consultations regarding the recipients of the four dhal plants, causing a…
Experts expect bank rate to remain high
January 23, 2013
Experts expect bank rate to remain high
All Market analysts in Malawi have predicted that bank interest rates are likely to remain high as government tries to…
ERP on track, says Goodall
January 22, 2013
ERP on track, says Goodall
Malawi’s Minister of Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe says the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) is on course, saying most…
Teveta consults on five-year strategic plan
January 22, 2013
Teveta consults on five-year strategic plan
The Technical, Entrepreneurial Vocational and Educational Training Authority (Teveta) said yesterday it has drafted a five-year strategic plan in line…