Obama unveils US Africa strategy
The White House has announced a new US strategy for sub-Saharan Africa, which focuses on the continent’s economic potential. It […]
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IMF happy with Malawi 2012 national budget
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday hailed Malawi’s 2012/13 K406 billion budget presented last Friday and describing it as […]
Malawi ‘Recovery’ Budget Too Little Too Late, Critics Say
Economic commentators in Malawi said President Joyce Banda’s first national budget, presented to Malawi’s parliament Friday, gives the country’s poor […]
Lynas Corporation Limited assessing Malawi High Court decision on Kangankunde Rare Earths
Lynas Corporation Limited (“Lynas”) (ASX:LYC, OTC:LYSDY) is currently assessing a recent decision of the Malawi High Court that may affect […]
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 […]
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 […]