Business
CDHIB Prime Rewards doubles customer base
September 26, 2014
CDHIB Prime Rewards doubles customer base
CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB) has said the ongoing Prime Rewards promotion that has been running since June 2, has doubled…
PWP’s double benefits
September 25, 2014
PWP’s double benefits
Grace Kaunda, 48, from Chikhasu Village in Senior Chief Kanyenda’s area in Nkhotakota braved insults when she joined Tikondane Community…
Malawi T-bills rates plunge
September 25, 2014
Malawi T-bills rates plunge
Treasury bills (T-bills) rates—one of the determinants of commercial bank interest rates—fell on all tenors in August compared to the…
Malawi explores US market for tobacco
September 25, 2014
Malawi explores US market for tobacco
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has asked the US-based Universal Leaf Tobacco Company (ULTC) to lobby their government through Congress to…
Smedi vows to improve livelihoods of SMEs
September 24, 2014
Smedi vows to improve livelihoods of SMEs
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (Smedi) has reiterated its efforts of improving the welfare of small-scale businesses through special…
Banks lend out K500m to farmers through warehouse receipts
September 24, 2014
Banks lend out K500m to farmers through warehouse receipts
Farmers in the country have received over K500 million (about $1.3m) in loans from commercial banks through the Auction Holdings…
Malawi co-chairs global aid group
September 24, 2014
Malawi co-chairs global aid group
Malawi is co-chairing the Global Partnership and Advocate for Effective Development Cooperation (GPAEDC), an aid mobilisation tool, and is representing…
Muscco, Kenya’s CIC form new insurance company
September 24, 2014
Muscco, Kenya’s CIC form new insurance company
A new cooperative insurance company is in the offing after Kenyan insurance giant Cooperative Insurance Company (CIC) and Malawi Unions…
Tseka is Treasury’s new economics chief
September 24, 2014
Tseka is Treasury’s new economics chief
Government has appointed Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) research and statistics chief Ralph Tseka as director of economic affairs at…
Commission working on 10 projects requiring PPP deals
September 24, 2014
Commission working on 10 projects requiring PPP deals
Malawi’s Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC), formerly Privatisation Commission (PC),says it is currently working on 10 projects that require public…
Malawi misses out on Africa Global Business Forum
September 24, 2014
Malawi misses out on Africa Global Business Forum
Malawi will not attend this year’s Africa Global Business Forum 2014, in Dubai next month,a platform that has been billed…
Mutharika seals deal on technical colleges
September 23, 2014
Mutharika seals deal on technical colleges
Malawi President Peter Mutharika, during his United Nations (UN) visit, has sealed a deal with United States of America based…
Discipline, grievance management enhances productivity—Ecam
September 23, 2014
Discipline, grievance management enhances productivity—Ecam
Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam) has said proactive discipline and grievance handling enhances productivity while a human resource expert…
MRA revenue four percent below target
September 23, 2014
MRA revenue four percent below target
Against a backdrop of the zero aid budget and budget support freeze, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) missed the August 2014…
New law to police warehouse receipts
September 23, 2014
New law to police warehouse receipts
Government is set to regulate the Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) by coming up with a law governing its operations. In…
Fuel reserves boon for retailers—NOCMA
September 23, 2014
Fuel reserves boon for retailers—NOCMA
National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) says the fuel reserves being constructed will, besides ensuring security of supply of the…
Sugar making factory excites FDH Bank
September 22, 2014
Sugar making factory excites FDH Bank
FDH Bank says it will help 54 farmers who will be supplying sugar cane to a factory currently under construction…
VP talks reforms at Icam conference
September 22, 2014
VP talks reforms at Icam conference
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has said the reforms government has undertaken will help to create a vibrant public service as well…
Investment package ready October—Mwanamvekha
September 22, 2014
Investment package ready October—Mwanamvekha
A package of all bankable investment projects in Malawi, which President Peter Mutharika demanded on his way from the Africa-America…
Nsanje port sold to US investors
September 22, 2014
Nsanje port sold to US investors
A team of trade and investment experts from Malawi have asked United States of America (USA)’s business captains to contribute…