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RBM forex reserves target speculative, says economist
August 7, 2014
RBM forex reserves target speculative, says economist
University of Malawi’s Chancellor College economics professor Ben Kaluwa has doubted Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) ability to build official…
Airtel hands over K50m to Tisangalale promo winner
August 6, 2014
Airtel hands over K50m to Tisangalale promo winner
A Lilongwe based minibus driver, Ganizani Phiri, has been handed over the MK50 million, the grand prize of Airtel’s Tisangalale…
GOVT COULD SAVE K22BN ON FISP—ECAMA
August 6, 2014
GOVT COULD SAVE K22BN ON FISP—ECAMA
Government could save a whopping K22.4 billion (US$54 368 932) in the implementation of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp)…
African postal services meet amid changing landscape
August 6, 2014
African postal services meet amid changing landscape
The 33rd session of the Pan African Postal Union (Papu) took place in Lilongwe yesterday, with the gathering of postal…
Economist commends govt proposal to donor partners
August 6, 2014
Economist commends govt proposal to donor partners
Government has plans to let donors pay for some budget allocations directly, without passing through account number one, a development…
Govt to plug mining sector leakages
August 6, 2014
Govt to plug mining sector leakages
The Malawi Economics Justice Network (Mejn) has called for the urgent need for government to ‘plug leakages’ by both large…
Govt rules out single digit inflation rate
August 5, 2014
Govt rules out single digit inflation rate
Secretary to Treasury (ST) Newby Kumwembe has ruled out the possibility of Malawi attaining a single-digit annual average inflation rate…
Fighting the bear called tax evasion
August 5, 2014
Fighting the bear called tax evasion
Malawi has been awash with the golden jubilee celebrations. The pomp created by this has received mixed reactions as to…
Experts propose new agriculture statutory body, council
August 5, 2014
Experts propose new agriculture statutory body, council
Agriculture experts and civil society groups working in the agriculture field have proposed the creation of the National Agriculture Transformation…
High interest rates increase credit stress
August 5, 2014
High interest rates increase credit stress
High interest rates have created stress in the financial system with loan defaults increasing to 15.7 percent and experts have…
Pension assets on the rise, hits K202bn
August 5, 2014
Pension assets on the rise, hits K202bn
The increase in pension contribution and income investments has pushed up the pension sector assets by 16 percent to K202…
Illovo denies land grabbing plot fears
August 5, 2014
Illovo denies land grabbing plot fears
Sugar making giant, Illovo Sugar Limited has dismissed as “unfounded” and falsehood reports that the company’s Dwangwa Corporation is involved…
PCL jolts MSE into action
August 4, 2014
PCL jolts MSE into action
Press Corporation Limited (PCL) was last week the only counter that pushed the performance of the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE),…
RTOA accuses international truck operators of sabotage
August 4, 2014
RTOA accuses international truck operators of sabotage
Road Transport Operators Association of Malawi (Rtoa) executive director Chrissie Flao says the tendency by some international truck operators to…
Malawi sweetens Illovo group profits
August 4, 2014
Malawi sweetens Illovo group profits
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Limited, a subsidiary to the regional sugar producer, contributed the largest chunk of profits of up to…
Tracker Malawi to curb thefts, improve fleet management
August 4, 2014
Tracker Malawi to curb thefts, improve fleet management
Amid increased cases of vehicle thefts, Tracker Malawi, a subsidiary of Tracker Africa, has come onto the scene bringing “complete…
Project registration beneficial, says NCIC
August 4, 2014
Project registration beneficial, says NCIC
The National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) says specialised and risk associated nature of the construction industry places a responsibility on…
TCC cherishes 2014 tobacco sales season
August 4, 2014
TCC cherishes 2014 tobacco sales season
The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC), which has set August 29 as the closing date for the 2014 tobacco marketing season,…
JTI calls for reforms in Malawi tobacco sector
August 2, 2014
JTI calls for reforms in Malawi tobacco sector
JTI Leaf Malawi Limited which started its operations in Malawi in 2009 after it acquired Africa Leaf Limited has called…
Entrepreneurship: Thombozi creates clothes
August 2, 2014
Entrepreneurship: Thombozi creates clothes
The Malawi fashion scene has over the years gone through a metamorphosis. At the turn of the millennium, the mushrooming…