Reuters: Malawi News

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to January 2010

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:25 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to January 2010

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:35 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to January 2010

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:32 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

Malawi inflation slows to 7.3 percent y/y in October

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:59:09 +0000

LILONGWE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Malawi's headline consumer inflation slowed to 7.3 percent year-on-year in October from 7.5 percent in September as food inflation continued to ease, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-Malawi sees average 8% yearly growth to 2014

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:16:34 +0000

LILONGWE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Malawi's annual economic growth over the next four years is forecast to average 8 percent and inflation will likely remain in single digits, Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor Perks Ligoya said on Friday.

INTERVIEW-Malawi cbank sees avg 8 pct/yr econ growth to 2014

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:54:01 +0000

FX shortage crimps Malawi ministers' foreign trips

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:31:46 +0000

LILONGWE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has told senior civil servants and ministers to cut back on overseas travel due to a severe shortage of foreign exchange in the southern African nation.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to December 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:11 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

INTERVIEW-DuPont keen to expand in Africa, needs better rules

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:29:34 +0000

MILAN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Africa needs a more favourable regulatory environment to attract long term investment if it wants to develop its agriculture, a leading U.S. agricultural biotech group said on Thursday.

FACTBOX-Winners and losers in the war on hunger

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:09 +0000

Nov 12 (Reuters) - World leaders gather in Rome on Nov 16-18 to discuss rising global hunger, after the number of hungry people topped one billion for the first time this year.