Category: Business

Dowa District Council ranks highly * A total of K41,674,500 has been allocated to all local authorities to implement development projects * A performance-based grants under the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) 2.0 and the Regional Climate Resilience Programme (RCRP-2) for the 2026/2027 financial year * Dowa emerged as the top-performing district council with a score of 98%, followed by Neno with 97%, with Rumphi, Ntchisi and Kasungu tying at third place with 92% Maravi Express District councils…

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* As the Malawi Pressure Index (MPI) currently places the country’s GDP growth rate in the Moderate Pressure category * Suggesting that although economic conditions have improved in some areas, the country continues to face meaningful economic pressures that constrain the strength and sustainability of the recovery By Chifi Mhango, DCG Chief Economist and Executive Director of Economic Research and Strategy Malawi’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth increased to 2.5% in 2025, from 1.7% in 2024, marking a…

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* Despite significantly falling from 23.4% in May 2026 to 21.1% in June offering some relief to households and businesses Maravi Express Following the release of the inaugural Malawi Pressure Index (MPI) by South Africa’s Don Consultancy Group (DCG)on Thursday, which classified the country’s inflation environment as ‘High Pressure’, the analysis continues to indicate that the inflation remains substantially above target band of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM). The MPI was developed under the leadership of Chifipa ‘Chifi’…

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* We do not produce or generate enough power for our consumption, yet the demand is huge * More people need to be supplied with electricity—Energy Minister, Jean Mathanga Maravi Express Minister of Energy, Jean Mathanga  says government is engaging private sector investors to expand electricity generation, expressing confidence that the combined investments in generation and storage will strengthen grid stability. Speaking in Lilongwe to the media, Mathanga stated that efforts have been stepped up to invest in electricity…

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* As he received K24 million sponsorship from National Bank of Malawi towards the hosting of the 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference * To be held from August 9-16, 2026 at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe under the theme;  ‘Renewing the Social Contract: Parliaments as Catalysts for Inclusive Growth and Citizen Trust’ By Duncan Mlanjira In commending National Bank of Malawi (NBM) for sponsoring K24 million sponsorship towards the hosting of the 55th…

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* While this does not imply that the economy is in crisis, it signals that macro-economic conditions remain under significant stress * And that coordinated policy interventions are required to strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerabilities Maravi Express The new Malawi-Pressure-Index (MPI), which has been developed by South Africa’s Don C onsultancy Group (DCG), has been released, which indicates that Malawi has recorded a high MPI high-pressure reading of 78 — signaling rising macro-economic stress amid global uncertainty. It has…

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