Inflaton drops to six-year low
After six years of waiting, the country’s year-on-year inflation rate dropped to a single digit, thanks to fiscal and monetary...
2017: The year interest rates softened
It has been a good year for borrowers, at least when compared with the previous years. The year 2017 closed...
World Bank approves K73.4bn for LL Wash project
The World Bank Group on Wednesday approved a $100 million (about K73.4 billion) funding to improve water services and manage...
Government names best performing MDAs
The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) and the National Assembly have emerged as good performers among government ministries, departments and agencies...
Reserve Bank reduces policy rate to 16%
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has trimmed the policy rate—the rate at which commercial banks borrow from the central...
Maize export ban costs Malawi k69bn
Malawi has lost about K69 billion in potential export revenue due to the maize export ban imposed after the...
No prices, no tobacco contracts—ministry
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says from the next tobacco growing season, no contract agreement between tobacco...
Lawmakers advise on boosting export earnings
The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture says Malawi should emulate how other countries in Africa have curbed informal trading and improve...
No respect for human rights—HRCC
Human Rights Consultative Committee chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba has said authorities’ to wind up prominent murder cases in the country is...
Ban on vegetable imports stirs debate in Parliament
The suggestion by Ntcheu North Member of Parliament (MP) Assani Lipande (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) that the Ministry of Trade,...
APM promises better markets for farmers
President Peter Mutharika says government will continue to facilitate better markets for farmers to help them fetch better prices for...
Experts call for substantive investments in agriculture
Agriculture experts says there is to channel investments in agriculture from a coping mechanism to risk mitigation to transform...
SMEs shun commercial banks, report shows
While access to credit seems to be marginally improving in the country, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seem...
Literacy levels now at 73%
Results from the fourth Integrated Household Survey (IHS4) show that the literacy rate for people aged 15 and above has...
FIA, Parks Dept partner to curb wildlife crime
The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding...
GBV a sign of cowardice—VP
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has described gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrated against women and girls as a sign of cowardice and a...
Poor planning derails budgets—World Bank
The country’s weak medium-term budget planning has led to challenges in budget execution, disrupting laid out fiscal plans, the World...
UN report highlights need to invest in energy
The 2017 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) Least Developed Countries (LDCs) report says poor countries, including Malawi,...
Capitalise on food import bill, Fanrpan urges MW
Malawi’s agricultural sector could be transformed into a wealth creation vehicle and increase productivity if the country takes advantage of...
Contain budget Deficits—world bank
The World Bank has urged Malawi to sustain the macroeconomic stability and contain budget deficits to ensure the country catches...
