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Malawi’s fairtrade export revenue hits $91m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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