Business

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 […]

Why heavily spend forex on fertiliser for maize when it doesnt earn back the forex?

Blantyre –based business magnate Jimmy Korea Mpatsa has faulted the country’s huge foreign exchange expenditure on fertilizer whose produce maize […]

Malawi govt should learn from costly decisions

nce again, we are seeing poor decision-making by the government costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of kwacha in claims by […]

Zimbabwe, Malawi launch Comesa Simplified Trade Regime

Zimbabwe and Malawi have launched the Comesa Simplified Trade Regime as a means of facilitating and formalising small-scale trade between […]

Protests won’t affect Paladin in Malawi

Paladin Energy says its Kayelekera Mine operations in Malawi are not expected to be affected by planned protests over the […]

One killed, another injured in an accident at Kaziwiziwi Coal Mine in Rumphi

A coal miner was killed on the spot while another was injured when a hanging rock fell on them at […]

Malawi locks Kenyan flag carrier out of Lilongwe route

Malawi’s Department of Civil Aviation stopped Kenya Airway’s rights Sunday following complaints from Air Malawi that the airline had terminated […]

Lipenga upbeat on IMF

Finance Minister Ken Lipenga admits that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission team, which arrived in the country yesterday […]

Bikini carwash in Lilongwe

A first in Malawi. Bikini-clad ladies are to wash cars for a fee outside Taytaz Club in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe […]