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Malawi’s National Product Magazine Nominated for 2025 Africa and Pacesetters International Awards
The Maravi Post
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July 1, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s leading business tabloid, National Product Magazine (NPM), has been nominated for the prestigious 2025 Africa and Pacesetters International Awards, scheduled to take place on July 25 at the Argyle Grand Hotel in...
NPM’s global nomination to boost Malawi’s economic visibility
Malawi 24
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July 1, 2025
Malawi is set to leap onto the global business stage, following the nomination of its flagship business publication, National Product Magazine (NPM), for the 2025 Africa and Pacesetters International Awards. According to the organisers, Jubilant...
Are Malawians voting for change or against failure?
The Maravi Post
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July 1, 2025
As Malawi heads toward the highly anticipated September 2025 presidential election, one fundamental question lingers: are voters choosing change out of hope for a better future, or are they simply rejecting the failures of the current and past...
Banks urged to champion SME growth for Malawi’s economic future
Malawi 24
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July 1, 2025
Malawi’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Vitumbiko Mumba, has called on commercial banks in the country to take a more proactive role in supporting the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), describing them as the lifeblood of the national...
Agriculture financing soars to K44bn in 2024
The Times Group Malawi
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July 1, 2025
By Kingsley Jassi: Commercial banks more than doubled agriculture financing to K44 billion in 2024, the Bankers Association of Malawi (Bam) has revealed. This comes at a time when the country is grappling with a 20 percent food deficit, having...
Malawi: Police Look on as Peaceful Protesters Assaulted
Human Rights Watch
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July 1, 2025
(Johannesburg) – On June 26, 2025, about a dozen weapon-wielding men in Malawi attacked demonstrators peacefully protesting the government’s handling of upcoming national elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The police’s apparent...
Trade Minister Mumba hails NBM plc on promoting SMEs
The Maravi Post
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July 1, 2025
By Benjamin Maona BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Vitumbiko Mumba has commended National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc over its commitment towards supporting the growth of Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) in the...
VP calls for reforming of financial assistance
The Nation Malawi
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July 1, 2025
Vice-President Michael Usi has called for changes to the international financial architecture to ensure that development aspirations of poor countries such as Malawi are delivered equitably. He made the remarks in a statement he delivered in the...
Malawi Court acquits Paramount Holdings directors: Bars state from future charges
The Maravi Post
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June 30, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe has acquitted the directors of Paramount Holdings Limited and the company itself on all criminal charges, bringing a definitive end to a high-profile legal battle that began...
Malawi’s 2025 Presidential showdown: Is Chakwera still the answer or its time for Mutharika’s return?
The Maravi Post
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June 30, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawians are preparing to vote in a high-stakes presidential election on 16 September 2025, and the question on everyone’s mind is whether the country should stick with President Lazarus Chakwera or bring back former...
Malawians trash embattled DPP Gangata’s unreasonable planned demos in Lilongwe
The Maravi Post
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June 30, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawians have trashed the embattled opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the Central Region, Alfred Gangata’s decision to hold demonstrations in the capital Lilongwe, this coming Friday, against...
Malawi among economies most affected by US tariffs
The Nation Malawi
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June 30, 2025
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability says Malawi will be among the worst hit economies in sub- Saharan Africa due to the US universal 10 percent tariff imposed on all its trading partners and reciprocal tariffs announced for 57...
The unfinished business of street vending in Lilongwe: Seeking lasting solutions to a growing urban crisis
The Maravi Post
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June 30, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Street vending along the roadsides of Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city, is a growing challenge that reflects deeper socio-economic issues. Each day, hundreds of vendors crowd the city’s streets, selling everything from fresh...
Chakwera returns from Nigeria’s Afrexim Bank Bank meeting with good news: Magwero Industrial Park project commences July
The Maravi Post
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June 30, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday, June 30, 2025 successfully returned from 32nd Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank in Abuja. Upon arrival, Chakwera described the trip as fruitful citing the...
Chakwera leaves Abuja after successful Afrexim Bank annual meeting
The Maravi Post
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June 30, 2025
ABUJA-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera and the First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera on Monday morning, June 30, 2025 departed Abuja, Nigeria, through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport returning home. The President was in Nigeria where,...
TNM posts K10.05 billion net profit in 2024 full-year results
Maravi Express
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July 1, 2025
TNM Board chairperson, Ted Sauti-Phiri * The company navigated a challenging economic environment with strategic clarity and resilience * Projects a profit after tax of between K7.82 billion and K8.27 billion for the half-year ending June 2025 By...
Banks urge agro sector de-risking
The Nation Malawi
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June 30, 2025
Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM), a grouping of seven commercial banks, has called for transformation of the agriculture sector from being a source of risk to a driver of opportunities and robust economic growth. BAM chief executive officer...
NBS Bank, Afreximbank seal project, trade deal
The Times Group Malawi
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June 30, 2025
By William Kumwembe in Abuja, Nigeria: Malawi Stock Exchange-listed NBS Bank has signed an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to drive project development and trade growth in Malawi. The deal will initially see the two...
Minister hails bank for business support
The Times Group Malawi
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June 30, 2025
MUMBA—The quality of products is impressiveAs Malawi joined the global community in commemorating International Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Day, Industry and Trade Minister Vitumbiko Mumba commended National Bank of Malawi (NBM)...
Victory for Paramount Holdings as Court Acquits Company and Directors of All Charges, Permanently Blocks Reopening the Matter
Nyasa Times
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June 30, 2025
In a resounding legal victory, the Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe has acquitted Paramount Holdings Limited and its directors of all criminal charges and issued a firm ruling that permanently bars the state from reopening the matter....