Key Business Points The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has launched a digital cross-border payment system, linking Malawi and Zambia, to facilitate instant and low-cost transactions in […]

Key Business Points Construction progress: The Salima-Lilongwe Water Project, a significant infrastructure development in Malawi, has reached 35 percent completion, indicating steady progress in the country’s efforts to improve its […]

Key Business Points The Malawi-Mozambique Power Interconnection project is set to roll out in December or January next year, with a total of 50 megawatts (MW) to be fed into […]

Key Business Points Diversification of income streams is key for Malawi’s business community, as seen in Press Corporation’s (PCL) plans to establish an export trading and distribution firm, which will […]

Key Business Points Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc is considering extending its sugarcane crushing season into the rainy period to ensure adequate sugar supply in 2026, subject to favourable weather conditions. […]

Key Business Points Reforming the global financial system is crucial for vulnerable economies like Malawi to access affordable and sustainable financing, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is urging member states to […]

Key Business Points Malawi’s youth-led food enterprises are tackling malnutrition, poverty, and unemployment, with companies like Jeyie Foods producing aflatoxin-free peanut butter, fortified porridge flour, and chili sauce. Grassroots-driven development […]

Key Business Points Agricultural productivity in Malawi may decline due to uncertainty over access to affordable inputs, affecting the sector’s overall performance and potentially increasing food insecurity and poverty. The […]

Key Business Points Public debt restructuring is crucial for Malawi’s economic stability, with the country’s sovereign debt standing at roughly K16 trillion, about 86.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic […]

Key Business Points Exports concentration risk remains a significant challenge for Malawi’s trade profile, with a limited range of goods being exported, making the country vulnerable to fluctuations in global […]