Category: Business

* Of fuel scarcity, shortage of foreign exchange, high cost of living, current state of national reserves and full and transparent investigative closure of Amaryllis Hotel * Including to present to Parliament and the public a comprehensive and time-bound economic stabilisation plan with concrete measures to address the economic challenges By Duncan Mlanjira The opposition party, United Democratic Front (UDF) says it is deeply concerned with “the rapidly deteriorating economic situation in Malawi” and thus calls on President Peter…

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* Awesome news. Through this investment Lilongwe City Council, the Bank plus citizens can achieve more—Dennis Imaan * We can defeat dust in Lilongwe with grass and tree planting. Dust must be a thing of the past, let Lilongwe breathe at last—Blessings Samuel Phumisa By Duncan Mlanjira Lilongwe residents have warmly welcomed the initiative by Standard-Bank-to-decorate-Dr-Saulos-Chilima-Highway-with-ornamental-trees/, saying through the investment the City Council, the Bank and the citizens can achieve more in the greening and restoration of the Capital’s…

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* In essence, the World Bank Rapid Response Facility (RRF) can stabilise Malawi today, but only structural reform can secure Malawi’s tomorrow By Chifipa Mhango, Don Consultancy Group Chief Economist Malawi’s urgent appeal to the World Bank for support under the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) reflects both the severity of the current external shock and the structural fragility of the economy. The spillover effects from the US-Israel-Iran conflict, particularly through higher global fuel, fertilizer, and food prices, have exposed Malawi’s…

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* The bank is the lead financier for Malawi’s first six-lane highway of Dr. Saulos Chilima Highway through to Mzimba Street * The commitment is part of the Bank’s climate resilience and environmental conservation programme named Mtengo Wanga By Duncan Mlanjira Standard Bank Plc has decorated Dr. Saulos Chilima Highway with ornamental trees as part of its climate resilience and environmental conservation programme named Mtengo Wanga (My Tree). It also marked the recognition that Standard Bank is the lead financier…

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* The publication serves as a cornerstone for analysts, advisory firms, policymakers and investors in understanding Malawi’s evolving economic landscape — Don Consultancy Group Chief Economist, Chifipa Mhango By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa’s Don Consultancy Group (DCG) Chief Economist and Executive Director of Economic Research & Strategy, Chifipa Mhango, has called on the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to continuously and timely release Malawi’s key economic data, — emphasising that such a publication serves as a cornerstone for analysts,…

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* Issues moratorium on all outstanding and unimplemented functional review recommendations * No further role changes, redeployments, or grading adjustments are to be effected * Identify employees whose redeployment or demotion has resulted in loss of critical skills or operational inefficiencies * Reinstate such employees to their previous substantive roles and grades, where justified By Duncan Mlanjira Newly-appointed Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Eng. William Kaipa has hit the ground running by issuing directives…

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