Zambia lifts maize exports ban
Malawi’s neighbor Zambia has with immediate effect lifted an export ban which it imposed on maize and wheat bran saying […]
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Malawi Parliament passes bill to allow govt borrow money from Arab Bank for economic development
Malawi Parliament passes a bill that will allow the government to borrow K3 billion from the Arab Bank for economic […]
Malawi benefits from US$70 million Chinese stadium investement
Malawi is set to become the latest African nation to benefit from the Chinese government’s strategy of investing in sports […]
Don’t abandon reforms—Ecama tells JB
The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) has asked President Joyce Banda not to abandon the current economic reforms taking place […]
Malawi, WTO negotiating trade facilitation agreement
Malawi is currently negotiating with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a trade facilitation agreement that could improve transparency and […]
Nyasa Express takes Air Malawi to task over debt
An air charter company called Nyasa Express has taken Air Malawi to task over a K10 million debt the national […]
Malawi revises down growth forecast again
The Ministry of Finance has once again revised downwards the 2012 economic growth outlook for the country to 1.4 percent, […]
EU hits back at IMF over austerity
Are the austerity measures imposed on struggling eurozone countries contributing to a deepening recession in the region? It is a […]
Malawi’s Economy: A mountain too high to climb?
Since April 2012, when Joyce Banda took over the running of the government from late Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawians have […]
Minister irk delegates at IMF meeting
A poor and erratic attendance of cabinet ministers at a high-level Malawi Economic Conference in Lilongwe jointly organised by the […]
Economic conference for more recovery measures
Participants at the Multi-Stakeholders Economic Conference on inclusive growth in Malawi held in Lilongwe on Friday and Saturday have called […]
Malawi to cut freight costs by 40% through Nacala corridor
Malawi is set to reduce its international freight costs by about 40 percent once the rehabilitation phase of the Nacala […]
Second-hand vehicles congestion at Songwe border post
Hundreds of imported second-hand vehicles are congested around the Songwe border post, a key link between Malawi and neighbouring Tanzania, […]
Commercialise state houses, urges Chikaonda
Former Finance Minister Professor Mathews Chikaonda has urged the government to commercialise some sections of the country’s six state houses, […]
IMF pledges continued support to bail out Malawi
Global lender International Monetary Fund (IMF), which in June gave impoverished Malawi a three-year $157 million loan package, has pledged […]
IMF team starts tour of duty
A three day multi stakeholder’s conference on the Malawi economy started Friday in the capital Lilongwe with International Monetary Fund […]
UNDP to disburse US$120m to Malawi
Malawi is to receive a total of US$120 million (at least MK37 billion) by end of this year from the […]
African countries demanding more from Chinese investors
African countries are beginning to demand more from Chinese investors, says international law firm Norton Rose banking and finance partner […]