Business Unpacked
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Consolidate investment forum gains
From June 29 to 30 2015, Malawi was the hub of activity as men and women clad in designer…
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How will Goodall balance the budget?
True to his hint, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe revised upwards the proposed 2015/16 National Budget…
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Who audits consumer promotions?
In a bid to attract consumers to use or buy a product or service, service providers the world over roll…
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Goodall’s honesty, diplomacy and budget
In making the assumptions for the 2015/16 National Budget delivered in Parliament on Friday, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and…
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RBM should remove the log in its eyes
Being one of the customers of commercial banks in the country who cries for good customer service, Reserve Bank…
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Reforms should curb duplication
Reforms has become one of the most commonly used terms in the country ever since President Peter Mutharika appointed Vice-President…
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Where Malawian entrepreneurs lose it
Expectedly, local businesses, notably bus operators, cried foul that government opted to hire South African registered buses to ferry…
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“Exporting jobs’ via fizzy drink cans
In the past few months, from around August or September 2014 to be precise, there has been a craze about…
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Disincentives to investment
In its February 15 2015 edition, Nation on Sunday had a screaming headline: ‘K100bn hotel project in limbo’. The main…
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Tracing third-party depositors
How long should it take a commercial bank to trace a third-party depositor of cash into a bank account, especially…
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The nightmare that is banking
To customers of most commercial banks in the country, undertaking banking transactions, especially at the end of the month, is…
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Unfair trading practices in football
Many times, consumers of various goods and services have found themselves on the receiving end in terms of the service…
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Reflections on World Consumer Rights Day
It is natural that society rates people differently in terms of status, class or wealth. However, one thing common to…
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Demystifying levies, fuel price build-up
There is more to the local fuel pump prices than meets the eye. Built in the pump price are levies…
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When Malawians create ‘foreign’ jobs
Yet another gloomy headline on Malawi’s negative or skewed trade balance on the international stage graced the Business News pages…
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Disincentives to investment
In its February 15 2015 edition, Nation on Sunday had a screaming headline: ‘K100bn hotel project in limbo’. The main headline was…
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Budget should be in line with realities
So, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe is asking Parliament to approve an extra K32 billion (US$71million)…
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Tread carefully on Indebank, MSB
Finally, Government of Malawi (GoM) through the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) is inviting offers from eligible private sector investors…
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From the archives: Disposing stake in MSB
Following recent developments about the Malawi Government’s moves to dilute its shareholding in three financial institutions—Indebank Limited, Pride Malawi and…
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Welcome 2015, could this be the moment?
If you are reading this piece, then surely, you are among those people God has favoured to make it into…
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