Business

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 […]

Kenya Airways booted out of Lilongwe – Lusaka route

The government of Malawi through the Department of Civil Aviation has effective yesterday stopped Kenya Airways from picking Lusaka-bound passengers […]

Regional trade key to African food security, World Bank says

The World Bank is urging African countries to strengthen regional food trade, suggesting that food security could be greatly enhanced […]

Bingu wa Mutharika’s whims cost more than K1 billion in payouts

Malawi Government, through the reserve bank, paid K800 million to Victoria Forex Bureau as compensation for loss of business over […]

Malawi Diaspora Desk to increase foreign investment

Malawians living abroad will from now keep abreast and contribute to the development of the nation following government’s establishment of […]

Malawi’s empty begging bowl and drying aid taps

The Times Group’s THOM KHANJE was among international journalists covering the 2012 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings […]

Inclusive growth top agenda on IMF Multi-Stakeholder Conference

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the multistakeholder conference it will jointly host with the Ministry of Finance and the […]

Malawi considers controversial EU trade deal

Malawi has opened up negotiations on the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union, which have been deadlocked since […]

Malawi drops on business ranking

Malawi continues with its roller coaster fall on the international business rankings as it has slipped six places from 151 […]

High costs of air travel impeding economic growth

The Malawi ministry of tourism has urged international flight operators to consider revising their rates because the current prevailing high […]

Malawi on track in new IMF credit facility

Malawi is on the right track in implementing targets set in the recently approved International Monetary Fund-IMF’s-new Extended Credit Facility-ECF-despite […]