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Business News
Trade deficit narrows 39.6% to K225bn—RBM
Malawi’s trade deficit narrowed by 39.6 percent to $128.5 million (about K225 billion) in February 2024 from $184.8 million (K323…
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Layman's Reflection
Sex-for-grades problem requires rounded solution
Recently, the Civil Society Coalition on Education (Cesc) and the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) condemned the alleged case of…
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Business News
Analysts tip govt on job-creation
Economic analysts have urged government to prioritise job-creation, as opposed to labour exports, to create a pathway for long-term sustainable…
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National News
Malawi, others tipped on growth, inflation
The World Bank has asked Malawi and other African countries with “persistently high levels of inflation” to maintain a tight…
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Layman's Reflection
Create, protect local industries for development
Last week, Mary Porter Peschka, the regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a financing and investment bank of…
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Front Page
Malawians unhappy with quality of life—Report
Data contained in the World Happiness Report by the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre shows that Malawians are becoming increasingly disillusioned…
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Business News
Malawi explores K612bnagriculture market in Qatar
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc) says it is exploring a potential market for various agriculture products worth about $350…
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Business News
Ecama, tax expert urge withholding tax on rental incomes
Economics Association of Malawi acting president Bertha Bangara-Chikadza has urged the government to enforce the collection of withholding tax on…
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National News
Govt tipped on economic management
Oxfam in Malawi and its partners have called for implementation of reforms in the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) and restoration…
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National News
Student allowances adjusted to K560 000
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola Banda has announced a 60 percent adjustment in upkeep allowance for students…
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National News
Budget will achieve objectives—Minister
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola-Banda has stood by his K5.9 trillion 2024/25 National Budget, saying he is…
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Business News
Revenue mobilisation strategy scores highly
Three years after the launch of the Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Strategy in 2021, Malawi appears to be on course to…
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Business News
Government urged to prioritise economic diversification
The Malawi government needs to prioritise diversifying the economy and efficient use of budget resources to put the economy back…
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National News
Budget faces fresh scrutiny
Parliament resumed sitting in Lilongwe yesterday after two-week budget breakaway cluster sessions with main opposition parties casting doubt on the…
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Business News
Project creates 950 Jobs, saves forex
The Business Acceleration Youth Project has created 950 jobs and opportunities for businesses and extended support in local value chains…
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Layman's Reflection
Key financial skills for survival in 2024
It is an open secret that Malawi is not in the best economic position right now. Inflation and interest rates…
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Business News
Ministry hails Comesa on Cross-Border trade
The Simplified Trade Regime (STR) and the incoming cross-border market at the Mchinji-Mwambi border between Malawi and Zambia will improve…
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Business News
Ministry, Comesa vow to support local traders
Minister of Trade and Industry Sosten Gwengwe said yesterday his ministry will continue to support the local industry to benefit…
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Business Unpacked
Did the Debt Retirement Fund die on arrival?
Faced with a heavy debt burden, in 2021 the Malawi Government mooted a plan to establish a Debt Retirement Fund…
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Business News
Treasury backs move to boost RBM capital
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has justified proposals to recapitalise the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), saying the…
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