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Careless external pressure can be double-edged sword
Three Western diplomats—in varying tones—came out to air their thoughts about how the Tonse Alliance administration is handling the corruption…
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Forex auctions are a terrible joke!
This must have been really embarrassing for the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Wilson Banda. The foreign exchange auction…
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Forex auctions are a terrible joke!
This must have been really embarrassing for the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Wilson Banda. The foreign exchange auction…
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Gwengwe must account for his fiscal consolidation drive
Since it is traditional to wish each other a Happy New Year, I have to abide by it and extend…
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Admarc handling was amateur hour
The suspension of Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) operations back in September was done amateurishly with little regard to…
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Admarc handling was amateur hour
The suspension of Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) operations back in September was done amateurishly with little regard to…
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Editors Pick
Ground is shifting as Chakwera chalks victories
Since September this year, President Lazarus Chakwera has been chalking major victories. And if he maintains the momentum, he and…
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Only MPs, through fiscal legislation, can save our forex
Agnes Nyalonje is one of the most educated and exposed women in Malawi. She has Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor…
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IMF should learn from Washington’s MCC
Malawi’s high performance in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) second compact scorecard that has earned it a new $350 million…
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Negative growth now inevitable
Businesses are retrenching, says the Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam). Capacity utilization has fallen sharply, according to the Malawi…
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Government’s subsidised fertiliser dilemma
Since Malawi started implementing agricultural input subsidy programmes in the 1990s, the core objective has always been to ease access…
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Government’s subsidised fertiliser dilemma
Since Malawi started implementing agricultural input subsidy programmes in the 1990s, the core objective has always been to ease access…
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Finally, fiscal and monetary policies in harmony
First to start were monetary authorities when the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) last month sent a strong signal that…
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Business News
RBM reins in on banks
In this second and final instalment of his interview with Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor Wilson Banda, Ephraim Munthali tackles…
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National News
Govt in quest for IMF nod
Malawi’s future depends on it, literally. For without it, a fresh economic programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) whose…
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Q & A
‘Economy will come out stronger’
On Wednesday this week, EPHRAIM MUNTHALI had a wide-ranging interview with Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dr. Wilson Banda…
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MPs look away as Gwengwe sells debt dummies
So, on Wednesday, the National Assembly passed the K2.84 trillion National Budget for the 2022-23 financial year largely unchanged ahead…
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DPP in buttocks battle embarrassing
This other day last month, one Kondwani Nankhumwa—the Leader of Opposition in Malawi’s Parliament—thought it would be a good idea…
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Tough test for Gwengwe
New Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Sosten Gwengwe should brace himself for a tough year while implementing his maiden K2.84…
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Kwacha resilience offers glimpse of hope we can build on
The Malawi kwacha appears to have found its footing, albeit slightly wobbly. For nine consecutive months from January to September…
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