Malawi’s dramatic turn of events: Enough to lift MCC suspension?
By Sarah Jane Staats (Center for Global Development) The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) board of directors suspended Malawi’s $350 million […]
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Malawi aid effort comes from the heart of Scotland
By Michael MacLeod With cuts biting hard into frontline services, finances in Scotland’s public sector have rarely been so stretched. […]
Exit ‘zero deficit’ enter national ‘recovery’ budget
Finance Minister Ken Lipenga on Friday tabled a K406 billion (about $1.6 billion) 2012/13 national budget which, although it provides […]
Why Britain and Banda should do business
The International Development Secretary has concluded a three-day visit to Malawi, a fortnight after the Government announced that Britain will […]
Joyce Banda visiting Britain and the United States of America
President Joyce Banda has said she will take advantage of her trip to the United Kingdom to speak with other […]
Govt bans cotton seed exports as prices plunge
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has with immediate effect banned the exportation of cotton seed. The ban however does […]
British aid not tied to gay rights
The British government has denied legalising gay relationships is a precondition that it has set for Malawi to be a […]
Illovo Sugar Group earnings up with 31%
South Africa’s Illovo Sugar Group Limited on Monday released its financial results for 2011, posting a 31 percent operating profit […]
Britain to buy £20 million of Malawian currency
Britain is to buy up to £20 million worth of Malawian currency to help stabilise the African state’s economy following […]
Trade Minister impounds manipulated weighing scales
Malawi’s Trade Minister John Bande on Wednesday led a team from his ministry and the country’s bureau of standards to […]
British Secretary of State visits Malawi, in talks with JB
A top British official visited Malawi on Wednesday to meet President Joyce Banda, in another move rehabilitating Malawi’s battered image […]
Malawi wheat import hits 99%
The country’s major raw material for flour production, wheat, is being imported at 99 percent to meet local demand, Bakhresa […]
Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) discourages importation of products in its final summary of submissions for the 2012/13 budget
The Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn), in its final summary of submissions for the 2012/13 budget, says most Malawians believe […]
Bank of England to help Malawi’s economic recovery
The Bank of England is expected to dispatch one of its economic experts to Malawi to help the country deal […]
Wage crisis hits Malawi
Survival in Malawi has become a balance between the rising cost of living and stagnant wages; a situation experts say […]
Unilever (Malawi) facing $20 million debt, suspends production
Unilever Malawi is facing operational and financial problems and has since temporarily suspended production at Limbe factory and scaled down […]
Budget not finalised for Friday, statement postponed
The budget statement will not be presented this Friday as earlier scheduled as the budget for the year 2012 to […]
Joyce Banda asks G8 countries to invest in Malawi
Malawi leader Mrs. Joyce Banda has appealed to world’s top eight richest countries, otherwise known as Group of 8 (G8) […]