Don’t use NSO as scapegoat
President Joyce Banda and her trusted lieutenants on economic reforms—Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Charles Chuka and Finance Minister […]
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Hope fades as economy squeezes Malawians
As Malawians continue to groan under the yoke of economic reforms, pessimism clouds their outlook for 2013 as hope fades […]
Cost of living soar by 20% in 2012 thanks to Bingu wa Mutharika policies
Malawi’s Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has said the average cost of living for a low-income family in cities rose […]
Top ten reasons to oppose the IMF
What is the IMF? The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were created in 1944 at a conference in […]
No alternatives to Malawi reforms, key donors confirm
Malawi’s key donors under the Common Approach to Budget Support (Cabs) have said the country has no alternative to the […]
Food suppliers demand payment from Malawi Defence Force
Malawi Defence Force says it has no problems with disgruntled food suppliers wishing to stage demonstrations against MDF’s failure to […]
Govt to send SMEs to China,India
Government is planning to send a delegation of small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) for a study tour to China and […]
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies to visit Tanzania and Malawi
Ambassador David J. Lane, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome, will travel to […]
IMF Chief Grilled by Parliamentarians Over Economic Policies
Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director was recently quizzed by Members of the Malawi National Assembly who claimed […]
IMF expects Malawi’s economy to grow by 5.5% this year
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Malawi’s economy to grow by 5.5% this year, more than double the rate estimated […]
Mining operations to contribute 
$500m a year to Malawi fiscus
Malawi expects to earn over $500-million a year from four recently 
launched and planned mining projects, the country’s Geological Surveys […]
International Monetary Fund commits to the development of Malawi
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, arrived in Malawi on 5 January 2012 to assure support for the […]
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde confident Malawi reforms will turn economy around
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is confident that the ongoing reforms in Malawi will turn the economy […]
We underestimated reforms impact, says Joyce Banda
Malawi President Joyce Banda has told the IMF that her administration underestimated the impact of economic reforms currently being implemented […]
Chikaonda faults govt over cost-cutting measures
Press Corporation Limited (PCL) chief executive officer Mathews Chikaonda has criticised the government of President Joyce Banda for not showing […]
Kwacha down by 107% since May
The Malawi kwacha exchange rate to the United States dollar closed the year 2012 at an average price of K346, […]
Ex Miners want to meet JB over pension, benefits
About 10,000 Malawian miners who worked in South Africa want President Mrs. Joyce Banda to intervene in their quest to […]
Joyce Banda vows not to declare her assets
President Joyce Banda indicated yesterday she will not declare her assets now. This is a direct response to the long […]