News Malawi: Tanzania Bans Soybean Imports from Malawi
Tanzania has banned imports of soybeans from Malawi to protect its agricultural sector from the presence of the tobacco ringspot virus in that neighboring country. The Tanzania Plant Health and ...
News Malawi: Malawi Bans Maize Imports From Kenya, Tanzania Over Disease
Malawi, which already is suffering from food shortages, this week banned the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania over concerns that the spread of maize lethal necrosis disease could wipe ...
News Malawi: Malawi's Maize Imports - a Strain On Foreign Exchange
Malawi is facing a deepening foreign exchange crisis, which is complicating the government's efforts to secure essential food supplies -- particularly maize, the country's staple grain. Following a ...
News Malawi: Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates
A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row. From midnight, Tanzania banned the entry ...
News Malawi: IMF approves $88.3 million for Malawi under 'food shock' loan window
The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Monday approved an $88.3 million disbursement to Malawi under the new "food shock window" emergency lending facility launched in response to food price spikes and shortages caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. The IMF also said the executive board assessed that a previously approved staff-monitored policy program for Malawi linked to the food shock loan is "sufficiently robust to meet the stated objectives" and was expected to build a track record of policy implementation that could lead to a more formal IMF "upper credit tranche-quality" loan arrangement. The IMF said the food shock loan, part of the IMF's Rapid Credit Facility, would help the east African country address urgent balance-of-payments needs brought on by rising food import and fertilizer costs and a falling currency.
News Malawi: Economist calls for fiscal, monetary, trade and regulatory reform to anchor Malawi’s recovery
Professor Paul Gadama, an economist, has urged the Malawi government to pay closer attention to four core policy levers — fiscal, monetary, regulatory and tr... Read the latest breaking news on Nyasa Times.
News Malawi: Malawi: Old Mutual Expands Financial Literacy Drive to MDF and Other Institutions Amid Growing Economic Pressure
Old Mutual Malawi has intensified its nationwide financial literacy campaign by engaging members of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and several civilian institutions in a series of financial education workshops aimed at equipping people with practical money management skills during the country's difficult economic period.
News Malawi: Ethereum turns 10: From scrappy experiment to Wall Street’s invisible backbone
Ten years after launch, Ethereum has evolved from a scrappy experiment to the hidden infrastructure powering Wall Street’s next generation of finance. Major institutions from BlackRock to Robinhood ...
News Malawi: Malawi: Centenary Bank Posts K5.6bn Half-Year Profit As Deposits and Assets Surge
Centenary Bank has reported a profit after tax of K5.6 billion for the half-year ended 30 June 2026, up from K3.6 billion recorded during the same period last year. The result also represents a three ...
News Malawi: Saving or losing? Malawian banking reality check
In theory, banking rests on trust. Customers entrust their money to financial institutions and in return, banks safeguard it and ought to give interests. In Malawi, this relationship is strained. The ...
News Malawi: Malawi’s cheques to be axed for good as Reserve Bank announces final deadline: March 2027
Reserve Bank of Malawin has officially confirmed the death of the cheque, announcing that the payment instrument will be scrapped for good on 11 March 2027 —... Read the latest breaking news on Nyasa Times.
News Malawi: Malawi: M'mbelwa V Unveils K50 Million Football Sponsorship for New Northern Region Cup
Inkosi ya Makosi M'mbelwa V has unveiled a K50 million sponsorship deal for the Northern Region Football Association (NRFA), backing a newly introduced football cup for the region. The paramount chief ...
News Malawi: Malawi’s economists press for fiscal discipline and forex reform as debt nears 91% of GDP
The Economics Association of Malawi says tight budgets and a more flexible exchange rate are needed, but warns that the medicine carries costs for business M... Read the latest breaking news on Nyasa Times.
News Malawi: Malawi tables debt relief,climate financing at Unga
Malawi has called for comprehensive debt relief and restructuring to ease the debt burden undermining development and leaving government with limited resources for essential services. Minister of ...
News Malawi: Malawi faces rising risk of debt default
M alawi Government is at high risk of a new debt default as talks to restructure external commercial debt progress slowly, a global credit insurance firm Coface has said. In its risk analysis for ...
News Malawi: Malawi Reiterates Bid For Gem Export Tax Investigation
Malawi has bolstered its bid for a Washington federal judge to reconsider his decision barring the country from pursing discovery against a gemstone company that partnered with a mining outfit the country claims dodged billions of dollars in taxes and export royalties.
News Malawi: Malawi business leaders warn taxes, energy crisis choking investment
The country's private sector giants have revealed they hold over ten trillion Kwacha in assets, but say heavy taxes, forex shortages and persistent energy ch... Read the latest breaking news on Nyasa Times.
News Malawi: World Bank credits Malawi with fiscal discipline as Mwanamvekha hails ‘candid’ report
The World Bank has praised the Malawi government for demonstrating stronger financial discipline, saying public finances are finally showing signs of improve... Read the latest breaking news on Nyasa Times.
