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Malawi – Nacala Rail and Port Value Addition Project - Project completion report
The project’s goal is to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of local businesses situated along the Nacala Corridor to enable them to exploit the newly available transport infrastructure and achieve accelerated economic and social development in Malawi.
The project has opened up more opportunities in trade and in diver… read more
Ethiopian Airlines resumes ticketing services as Forex situation improves
Ethiopian Airlines has resumed ticketing services for all travel agents in Malawi with effect from today following the improvement of forex situation in the country barely three week after President Dr Lazarus Chakwera's administration devalued the Kwacha.
The ticketing services due to shortage of foreign currency in the country.
The… read more
Malawi currency crisis: Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines suspend ticket sales
For several months, Malawi has been facing a shortage of foreign exchange reserves. To address this, the government opened its tobacco market early and the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) required that 30% of the foreign exchange earned from the sale of tobacco be sold to the RBM immediately. Unfortunately, this is not enough to solve the pr… read more
Malawi introduces new entry requirements for travellers
Malawi is lifting the mandatory Covid-19 PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated incoming travellers. This is according to a press statement by the country's Presidential Task Force on Corona Virus, issued on 19 May 2022. The new entry requlations b… read more
African Railway Systems notes Import regulations may stop small Loco Operators
South Africa’s smaller locomotive and rolling stock operators are unlikely to benefit from Transnet opening its network to private operators unless rules around importing used equipment are changed.
This is the view of African Railway Systems chief operating officer Dylan Knott, who said existing rules laid down by the International Trade … read more
Exciting times for African tourism as countries pursue big initiatives
The bright lights of Africa’s tourism are gradually shinning again after they were nearly dimmed completely by the ravages of COVID-19.
Many countries on the continent have taken the necessary steps to invite tourists back to their countries by scrapping the prohibitive negative PCR test.
Since the turn of the year we have seen gover… read more
Minister Tourism and Culture urges people to depoliticise development activities
Tourism Minister Michael Usi says people should not politicize development activities, saying this frustrates progress in the country. He has since urged political parties and other stakeholders to work together in developing Malawi.
The minister was speaking in Mulanje on Sunday when sensitizing the communities on the launche… read more
Standard Bank named Best Bank in Africa
The bank was also named as the best bank in Malawi and South Africa. “Receiving the highest recognition on the continent from an authoritative institution such as Global Finance is a great honour and an affirmation of the hard work that each of our colleagues across the continent contri… read more
Chakwera launches Tourism masterplan - urges citizens on positive talk for country
In a bid to strengthen tourism within the nation, Malawi chief President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera Monday unveiled a mouth-watering $660 million tourism funding masterplan that can assist map up the infrastructure improvement for the nation.
The mission beneath the plan can be… read more
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