Public investments under scrutiny
Public investment in infrastructure in Malawi has been negligible in the past two decades, averaging about 4.18 percent over a...
Mkango Resources starts flotation pilot testing
Canadian / UK dual stock exchange listed Mkango Resources Limited has commenced a flotation pilot plant test work for the...
Emerging risks threaten budget
Economists say the Covid-19 pandemic and mounting pressure on wages threaten the successful implementation of the K2.2 trillion 2020/21 National...
Energy firm blames Covid-19 for projects delay
Travel restrictions induced by the Covid-19 pandemic have delayed progress in the $150 million (K117 billion) 70 megawatts (MW) independent...
PPPC cites hurdles To investments
The Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) has faulted lack of awareness among local investors and long processes required to procure...
Britain scales down aid, Malawi affected
Malawi risks scaling down on services that are dependent on British aid following a decision by the European country to...
New Covid-19 restrictions hit urban population—Fewsnet
The new Covid-19 restrictions are reversing improvements in economic activity and income-earning at a time when opportunities to earn income...
Experts weigh in on maize subsidy
Corporate governance expert James Kamwachale Khomba says while the decision by government to subsdise maize for low income earners may...
Neef on RBM radar
The central bank has placed the National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) on prudential supervision and has ordered the fund to...
Households spending more on food—report
Households in urban areas are spending an average of 56 percent of their expenditure on food, a development that shows...
Report outlines tourism sector key constraints
Lack of access to electricity and piped water pose key constraints in the tourism sector despite it being a high-growth...
More growers shun tobacco, says Tama
Growers’ dissatisfaction with tobacco marketing trends is pushing away some of them from growing the crop, Tama Farmers Trust has...
Malawi to benefit from Comesa digital payment policy
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Business Council (CBC) has started the validation exercise for the Comesa...
NSO set for another GDP rebase in 2022
The National Statistical Office (NSO) says it will conduct another rebase of the economy next year to keep pace with...
Income rise fails to narrow poverty gap—economist
Although Malawi’s gross national income (GNI) per capita has increased in the past decade, the rise has failed to narrow...
Food imports doubled in 20 years—report
The country’s value of food imports doubled between 1998 and 2018, signifying the country’s huge overdependence and reliance on foreign-made...
Malawi loses 5% of GDP on donor withdrawal
Malawi has lost five percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), about $545 million (K414 billion), due to the withdrawal...
Low savings rate, a loss to consumers
An investment analyst says at an average of four percent savings rate, consumers are earning a negative real return on...
Treasury to apply for debt suspension facility
Ministry of Finance says it will apply for a temporary suspension of debt-service payments following the extension of the facility....
Banks reaping from high lending rates
Malawian banks are among the most profitable financial institutions in Africa, thanks to the high net interest margins (NIM), the...
