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Malawi ranked among most vulnerable African countries
Malawi is among the world’s poorest countries facing some of the worst economic and financial risks arising from climate change, …
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Industry stance on interest capping irks consumers
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has expressed dissatisfaction with the business community for taking a stance against the capping of…
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IMF takes stock of economy
The international Monetary Fund (IMF) has described 2018 economic performance as a jumble, adding 2019 could prove to be challenging…
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CfSC weighs in on inflation targets
The Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has called for a review of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures changes…
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2018 inflation fortunes
Since August 2017, the country achieved a milestone by registering a single digit inflation at 9.3 percent, which was largely…
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World Bank hails financial sector reforms
The World Bank has commended the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) for it modest improvements in the financial sector following…
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NBS Bank posts 130 percent profit in 2018
Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed NBS Bank plc says it expects profit after tax for the year ending December 31 to…
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2018: Growth revised downwards again
Yet again, Malawi revised downwards economic growth projections. This has been the case in the past three years. Ministry of…
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Imports continue to grow at a low rate
Malawi’s imports continued to grow although at a low rate, with figures from the World Bank indicating a strong growth…
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World bank tips Malawi on growth
Despite decades of development efforts and significant foreign aid, Malawi’s weak and volatile economic growth performance has persisted mainly due…
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Private sector credit growth under spotlight
A market analyst has said while continued growth of credit to the private sector is positive news, the credit spread…
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Inflation slips to double digit
Four months after attaining single digit levels, Malawi’s inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI ) has slipped…
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Debt, deficits pile pressure on economy
Rising debt and fiscal deficits continue to put pressure on economic gains the country has attained recently putting prospects of…
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Icon property listing clause stirs
Debate has ensued over a clause in the new property firm Icon Properties’ prospectus with Minority Shareholders Association of Malawi…
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Property firm seeks to raise K14.7bn, to list on MSE
Newly-formed property development and management firm, Icon Properties plc yesterday issued 1.68 billion shares through which it hopes to raise…
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Mkango Resources progresses on rare earths exploration
Mkango Resources Limited, a Canadian-based mineral and exploration company, says it has started the process to update mineral resource…
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IMF upbeat on outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Malawi’s 2019 macroeconomic outlook remains positive with growth expected to rebound to four…
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Bank says growth positive but weak
Despite making strides economically, the World Bank says Malawi’s current growth is positive but weak compared to the rest…
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Private sector domestic credit surge
For eight months running, credit extended to the private sector continued to register positive growth with recent figures from the…
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Kwacha mixed fortunes
Despite remaining steady against the US dollar and Euro, kwacha lost value against pound in September 2018, Reserve Bank of…
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