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Shire-zambezi waterwaystudy ready for adoption
Minister of Transport and Public Works Francis Kasaila has said the feasibility study on the Shire-Zambezi Waterway Project has…
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Power Africa to Boost Malawi Energy Sector
Power Africa, an initiative that seeks to increase the number of people with access to power, has unveiled plans…
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Lighting up Africa requires coordination in energy initiatives
The Africa Development Bank’s (AfDB) says mushrooming of energy initiatives in Africa is a welcome development because energy is…
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Donors hit at Government
Donors in the transport sector have criticised government’s financial and procurement management of the sector, a week after President…
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GOVT Unveils K1.8bn SmeS Matching Fund
In an effort to prop up small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Ministry of Industry and Trade has unveiled a…
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AfDB delves into lapses of infrastructure projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has decried the poor relationship between civil society organisations (CSOs) and implementing agencies (IAs)…
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Govt blocks Escom plans
Government has stopped the Kapichira Hydro Power Project and has further advised the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to…
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AfDB gives Malawi k13bn budget support
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given Malawi $29 million (about K13 billion) as sector budget support for the…
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Local firm to partner with $1bn private equity fund
A local firm is engaged in negotiations to partner with a $1 billion (K515 billion) multinational private equity fund to…
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Africa wants doubled investment in water, food and energy
Africa plans to lay out a strong case for increased investments in the water, food and energy sectos at the…
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AfDB earmarks K6bn for Malawi budget support
Tunisia-based African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is discussing with government the possibility of resuming budget support to Malawi and…
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Malawi, AfDB sign agreements worth K37bn
Malawi Government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday July 31, 2014 signed three agreements worth K37 billion, Ministry of…
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Feature: Malawi agriculture wither amid absent bank loans
It is sunrise and a local farmer ungrudgingly wakes up early somewhere in a remote corner of this country; toils…
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Experts propose collateral registry to ease farmers’ loan plight
Business experts have proposed that government should establish a collateral registry to enable farmers and small-scale agri-based businesses access to…
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AfDB portfolio grows to K480 billion
Finance Minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba has said the African Development Bank (AfDB) portfolio (an aggregation of concession loans, grants and budget…
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Donors defend Germany exit from Cabs
Malawi’s major donors under the Common Approach to Budget Support (Cabs) have defended the decision by the Federal Republic of…
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MEJN rates 2013/14 budget poorly
The Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) said the 2013/14 budget, whose implementation ends on June 30 2014, was characterised by…
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Improved SMEs skills may reduce poverty, says LDF
The Local Development Fund (LDF) said Malawi’s high poverty levels may be reduced if Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) acquire…
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