Low forex reserves affect local market position—report
Listen Malawi has failed to sustain gains made in the last two years on improving its financial market due to declining foreign exchange reserves, according to the 2022 Africa Financial […]
Cama rues proposed water tariff increase
Listen Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has protested proposals by the country’s five water boards to hike tariffs, saying the water utilities have failed to meet key performance indicators (KPIs). […]
Malawi to get KM259bn for ASWAP II successor
Listen The World Bank says Malawi stands a chance to access up to $250 million (about K259 billion) for the successor project of Agriculture Sector Wide Approach Support Project II […]
Malawi moves to revamp One Village One Product
Listen Malawi in collaboration with the Government of Japan is set to revamp the One Village One Product (Ovop) and align it to Malawi 2063, the country’s long-term development plan, […]
Firm says committed to reforestation, plants trees
Listen Optical Photography on Friday planted 100 trees at Yolodani Primary School in Blantyre to preserve the environment. The company’s managing director Prudence Kasinja said planting trees is another good […]
Food price rise set to bite hard
Listen Malawians in the low-income bracket should brace up for increased food prices this year as the World Bank says this will have a knock-on effect on them, making it […]
MSE opens year on good note
Listen The 16-counter Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) has started the year on a good note as reflected in the jump in return on investment by 8.09 percent, three weeks into […]
Fertiliser re exports rising, figures show
Listen Malawi’s fertiliser re-exports volumes are steadily rising, moving by 97 percent over a six-year period from 3 600 metric tonnes (MT) in 2016 to 7 093MT in 2022, a […]
Economic climate dampens job market
Listen The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says unemployment in Malawi and other low-income countries in Africa is expected to rise this year heightened by the subdued economic environment. In its […]
Personal loans on upward spiral
Listen Community, social and personal loans are fast rising, accounting for the largest stock of outstanding private sector credit at 34.3 percent, a development economists say is undesirable for the […]