Business

MALAWI TO HAVE NEW CHILEKA AIRPORT

The government of Malawi  through Minister of Transport and Public works Ulemu Chilapondwa has said that plan to construct an […]

MALAWI TO HAVE NEW SHIP

Mota Engil Group through its water transport shipping arm Malawi Shipping Company has unveiled  a Malawi-soil-built ship, MV Chilembwe. The […]

TOBACCO SELLING SEASON ROLLS OUT

Her Excellence Dr Joyce Banda on Monday called on buyers to sustain better prices of Malawi’s green gold. She said […]

GROUP WANTS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTED

One of the local economic empowerment lobby groups –has expressed concern over government’s unwillingness to adopt the national economic empowerment […]

POLITICIANS’ ‘CASH-GATE’ CAMPAIGN TO PUSH INFLATION

Economists have warned that the declining inflation rate may rise again if authorities will not manage politicians’ cash splashes during […]

SMEs SEEK COMESA INTERVENTION ON BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN COUNTRIES LIKE MALAWI

Small and Medium Entrepreneurs have called upon COMESA secretariat to intervene in the lobby for African countries including Malawi to […]

BUSINESS EXPERTS DIFFER WITH JB ON FUEL AVAILABILITY

As government is boasting to have turned around the economic fortunes, by making readily availability of essentials such as forex […]

CHILEKA AIRPORT CLOSURE HEAVY BLOW TO MW AIRLINE

Malawian Airlines has said temporally closure of Chileka International Airport in Blantyre has heavily  affected the business of the company. […]

LAFARGE STARTS BENEFITING FROM A RECENT DIVERSFICATION

Cement producer Lafarge has started reaping from its recent diversification and vigor in product promotion. Since last year, Lafarge, apart […]

PRIVATE SECTOR COMMENDS ESCOM FOR IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY

The business community has commended Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi- ESCOM’s efforts -in improving sustainability in power supply. The positive […]

WE NEED TO CHANGE COTTON’S MARKETING STRATEGY- MINISTER

Government is not impressed with the way cotton is being sold in the country- saying the system is not strong […]

CEAR PURCHASES FIVE TRAINS

Central  East African Railways has disclosed that it is purchasing additional locomotives to boost its operations in the country. CEAR […]

STANDARD BANK FORECASTS INFLATION RISE, DEPRECIATION IN 2014

One of the leading financial institutions Standard Bank has predicted a continued pressure on commodity prices this year -due to […]

FMB AIDS 35 NEEDY STUDENTS AT CHICHIRI SECONDARY

First Merchant Bank (FMB) on Thursday presented a Cheque worthy K615,000 to 35 needy students at Chichiri Secondary School. The […]

NKOSI IN COMESA ELDERS MEMBER COMMITTEE

Mary Nkosi who once served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank has been appointed a member of the Common […]

NAC DONATES NOTE BOOKS TO GVT

National Aids Commission (NAC) has donated about 700,000 note books worth K49 million to Ministry of Education bearing HIV and […]

ANALYSTS ATTRIBUTE DECLINING RATES TO EXCESS LIQUIDITY

Analysts have attributed the current declining interest rates to –depressed loan demand that resulted in financial institutions having excess accumulation […]

INFLATION RATE WORRIES CONSUMERS

The country’s consumers have expressed concern over continued rising of commodity prices which is slowly making life unbearable. The development […]