Month: August 2023 Posts

Government sets K16,000 as maximum price of cement

Aug 01, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

As prices of cement continue to rise in Malawi, Government has, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, set K16,000 as the maximum price of the commodity. The decision has been made following public outcry… ...

Malawi Govt struggling to pay small companies

May 10, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Numerous micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have complained that they have not received payments from Malawi Government's Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) months after supplying goods and services. Ministry of Trade and Industry has… ...

Minister urges for collaboration on local industrialization

Feb 22, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Trade and Industry Simplex Chithyola Banda says working jointly with agencies and parastatals in the deployment of rapid strategies that enhance local Industrialization could help accelerate the turning around of the local economy.… ...

Malawi anticipates efficiency in border clearance following establishment of OSBP

Sep 06, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Government through the Ministry of Trade and Industry says the establishment of One Stop Border Posts (OSBP) will enhance efficiency and effectiveness in border clearance processes through the elimination of all duplications and delays.… ...

Govt accuses traders of hoarding goods

Jun 01, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Government through the Ministry of Trade & Industry says some business entities in Malawi are accumulating goods with the intention of creating unnecessary shortage so that the companies should subsequently charge unfair and excessive prices.… ...

Ministry of Trade announces cooking oil prices

May 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 6 &

The Ministry of Trade has announced minimum and maximum prices for various brands of cooking oil following the removal of 16.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on the commodity. In a statement released yesterday, Minister… ...

Govt warns cooking oil suppliers over high prices

May 02, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a ‘final warning’ to suppliers and retailers of cooking oil to reduce prices of the commodity. This has been said in a statement signed by Minister of… ...