Budget of promises
The newly-ushered Tonse Alliance administration yesterday presented a K722.4 billion provisional four-month budget which has made a serious attempt to...
Mlusu to bank on Wide consultations
Newly-appointed Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu says he will bank on wider consultations with various experts on how to grow...
‘Second compact on track amid covid-19’
Preparations for Malawi’s second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact are on course despite several restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...
covid-19 to worsen trade gap—OXFAM
Malawi’s trade gap is expected to worsen this year as the country intensifies imports of healthcare related items in the...
Education gets lion’s share
The 2020/21 National Budget has allocated a large portion to the education and skills development sector amounting to K387.9 billion,...
Timely relief for Malawi’s top primary school
It still boggles a myriad minds. It remains a jigsaw puzzle to many. Many are left with their mouth agape...
Mwanamvekha brings bitter-sweet budget
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha yesterday refused to blink as he tabled a K2.023 trillion 2020/21...
IMF to assess Covid-19 impact on Malawi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says its next review mission of the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) will also take...
APM slashes GDP forecast amid Covid-19
President Peter Mutharika yesterday lowered economic growth forecast for 2020 to 1.9 percent, citing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which he said...
Research advocates deeper digital access
F indings of a study conducted by University of Malawi’s Chancellor College researchers have recommended deepening of digital access to...
New budget to focus on economic recovery
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha says the 2020/21 National Budget will primarily focus on mitigating the...
81% DON’T FEAR COVID-19—SURVEY
Preliminary findings of a survey to gauge public perception on the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic show that 81.78 percent of...
Zim lockdown delays new tobacco buyer
newly-licensed tobacco buyer ,Voedsel Tobacco Company from Zimbabwe is yet to start buying the leaf four weeks after the official...
MRA shields taxpayers against covid-19
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says it is pleased with the implementation of various preventive measures that it has put...
Businesses praise tax relief window
Local businesses have welcomed the recently-introduced Voluntary Compliance Window (WCW) by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), saying it is as...
Court dismisses tobacco case
High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has dismissed, with costs, an application for an interim mandatory injunction by the Tobacco Farmers...
RBM hopeful on Inflation target
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dalitso Kabambe says the central bank is still hoping to attain five percent inflation...
IMF weighs in on covid-19 measures
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the extent of the coronavirus (Covid-19) shock on Malawi’s economy will likely be...
IMF to the rescue
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has committed to give Malawi $150 million (about K110 billion) as a direct response to...
Mera explains fuel price cut
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) says Saturday’s reduction in fuel pump prices is a “mixture” of both a presidential directive...
