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Macra says survey will improve ICT services
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) says a survey on access and usage of information and communications technology (ICT) will…
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Electricity tariffs going up January 1
Malawians will from New Year’s Day in 2016 start dipping deeper in their pockets to pay for electricity as…
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Inflation edges up to 23%
Malawi’s year-on-year inflation as measured by consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.8 percentage points to 23 percent in…
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Is Malawi losing the corruption fight?
When Nelson Mandela said ‘our major challenges are joblessness, crime and corruption’, many thought he spoke for South Africans…
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Malawi’s July inflation edges up, now at 22.2%
Rising food prices occasioned by a deficit in the staple crop maize continue to push up year-on-year inflation, a…
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‘Do not panic on food crisis’
Minister of Agriculture and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza has assured the nation that no one will die of hunger this…
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Malawi lending rates shock financial expert
London-based financial trainer and investment adviser, Paul Richards, has expressed shock over the country’s bank lending rates, saying they are…
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Malawi’s trade balance worsens to K60 billion
Malawi’s trade deficit with the rest of the world has worsened to about K60 billion (US$118 110 236), an indication…
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Entrepreneurship key to job creation, economic growth
Ecom Vocational Training Institute (EVTI) has said entrepreneurship is critical in addressing unemployment and the socio-economic challenges Malawians are currently…
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NSO says data vital for development
The National Statistical Office (NSO) has said statistical data is vital for national development, adding that it helps in national…
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Fuel, food push down inflation rate to 23.7%
The country’s inflation rate has fallen by 0.8 percent from 24.5 percent age points in August to 23.7 percent in…
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Inflation eases to 22.3 percent
Malawi’s year-on-year headline inflation rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 22.3 percent in July from 22.5 percent the month…
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Inflation fall slows, now at 22.5 percent
Inflation rate fell by only 0.1 percentage point to 22.5 percent in June, according to the National Statistical Office (NSO),…
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Deposit interestrates start to rise
Deposit interest rates have started to rise but still below inflation, leading to a negative real return, a situation which…
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Bank rate cut to 22.5 percent
The Monetary Policy Committee has reduced the bank rate, the country’s policy rate to 22.5 percent from 25 percent—a rate…
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Malawi fuel storage capacity improves
Malawi’s fuel storage capacity has improved from about ten days cover to about 15 days cover, a latest survey conducted…
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Inflation inches down to 23.9 percent
Malawi’s inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell slightly by one percentage point to 23.9 percent…
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RBM counters IMF inflation target
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has projected that the country’s inflation rate will fall to around 16 percent in…
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RBM policy changeraises liquidity levels
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) change of policy to remove vault cash from the calculation of Liquidity Reserve Requirement…
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RBM intensifies forex purchases
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has intensified foreign exchange purchases on the market to limit the continued appreciation of…
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