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Business News
Legumes fetched K15.3bn in 2012
Legumes’ exports raked in K15.3 billion in the second half of 2012, ranking third after tobacco and uranium, figures…
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New us trade initiative to benefit Malawi
Trade Africa—a new United States (US) trade programmes to boost trade with and within Africa—will benefit landlocked Malawi, authorities have…
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Indebank splashes prizes
Indebank last week Wednesday splashed prizes to its customers in the Mbwe Mbwe Mbwe promotion which has been running since May…
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Business News
Bank promos: Dash for cash?
To Malawian commercial banks, last year was tight. Some had to fall back on expensive deposits and the uncollaterised…
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Panel trashes World Bank Report
An independent review panel has trashed the World Bank’s Doing Business Report and has recommended for changes to the highly…
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Business News
Maize grain reserves tight
Maize stocks—the Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR) and Agriculture Commodity Exchange—were still tight by May 2013, indicates the Famine Early Warning…
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Business News
Malawi attracts K44bn in FDI
Malawi received $129 million (K44 billion) worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2012, about 2.4 percent of all investments…
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Business News
Malawi tobacco revenue hits 86% of target
Malawi’s tobacco revenue jumped by $22.97 million to $257.57 million in week 16, to reach about 85 percent of this…
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FMB’s head start banking on services
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has not yet concluded liberalisation in trade in services negotiations, but…
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National News
Safe Motherhood donates equipment to QECH
Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood on Friday donated equipment and medical supplies to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH). Handing over the donation…
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National News
Maize prices increase by 151%
April 2013 maize prices are 151 percent higher than those of April 2012 indicates data from the Malawi’s Ministry of…
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Business News
‘Poor Malawians do not know of their poverty’
In an attempt to explain poverty levels in Malawi, the Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has said the poor, generally,…
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Business News
Sputtering economy? Crank up public sector
“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something…
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Business News
Tobacco revenue hits $234.37 million
Malawi tobacco revenue hit $234.37 million in week 15, approximately 78 percent of the 2013 government target of $300…
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Business News
Money supply rises to K422.7 billion
Money supply rose by K25.4 billion (about $635m) to K422.7 billion (about $1.05bn) in April, consequently receding the liquidity…
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Malawian to head Comesa agency
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has appointed George Magai, a Malawian agricultural economist, as director for…
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Business News
Malawi domestic borrowing rises to K154.4 bn
Malawi Government’s net domestic borrowing rose to K154.4 billion in April from K153.2 billion the previous month, breaching its main…
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Business News
Fisp: Time to change strategy?
The Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp)—once touted for ending hunger simply by ignoring expert advice—may now need some expert appraisal…
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