Chamber says budget is promoting consumption
In BUSINESS, the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has faulted the 2013/2014 government budget for what it calls subsiding consumption through..
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Malawi Congress of Trade Union demands K30, 000 tax threshold
The Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) is demanding that government must increase the zero percent threshold for the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) from..
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Budget leaves the poor with tax load says CfSC in Business news
The Centre for Social Concern ( CfSC ) has described the tax incentives extended by Finance Minister Ken Lipenga to various sectors of the economy..
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Japan to Fund Lilongwe TTC Construction
ILONGWE: The Japanese Government has reiterated its commitment towards improving education standards in the country saying this is the heart of enhanced development. Japanese Ambassador..
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Malawi National Assembly meets May 17 for 2013/14 Budget
Parliament is expected to convene mid next month where President Joyce Banda’s second budget while in power is to be tabled and deliberated on by..
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Joyce Banda has bigger problems than Madonna
President has proved willing to comply with the demands of western donors, but the people she governs are not impressed. The historian Margery Perham once wrote that..
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Malawi expects around 50% increase in maize surplus this season
Malawi expects its maize surplus to increase by nearly 50 percent this season, the minister of agriculture said on Tuesday, a rare economic bright spot..
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Lipenga in Washington for IMF/World Bank spring meetings
A Malawi delegation of three finance authorities is in Washington DC, USA to attend a three day International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank’s Spring..
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Finance Minister Lipenga under fire over US$76m Apollo contracts
Finance Minister Ken Lipenga faces new calls to resign and pave way for investigation after being accused of using his influence to award a US$76.2..
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Govt sets aside K14.2 billion for 2014 tripartite elections
Blantyre, April 9: Government says has set aside K14.2 billion in the 2013-2014 fiscal year’s Budget which will be directed towards the tripartite elections scheduled..
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