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Benefit-cost assessment of Uganda Budget Strategy

In collaboration with the National Planning Authority a traffic-light analysis of the budget strategy has been finalized as input for the budget discusssion. Interventions with high social and economic returns per S...

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Study urges investment in mining, fisheries

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A study by the National Planning Commission (NPC) has recommended massive investments in mining and fisheries sectors to unlock billions of Kwacha in earnings. The study has revealed that despite the country being e...

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Better-managed resources can create wealth—study

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Despite Malawi being endowed with substantial minerals and water resources, the country is failing to take advantage of them to create wealth, a recent study has shown. Read the full article.

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Malawi not utilizing natural resources to create wealth

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Findings from a recent analysis has revealed that despite being endowed with substantial minerals, gemstones, and waterbodies, Malawi has failed to take adventage of her abundant natural resources to create wealth f...

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Road maintenance funding gap up 80%

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Malawi faces a road maintenance funding gap of nearly 80 percent which contributes to the higher transport costs and barring tourism growth, a new study has shown. Read the full article.

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Fish demand soars

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Malawi is failing to meet its annual domestic fish demand estimated in excess of 20 000 tonnes, due to lack access to quality inputs, a cost-benefit analysis of  national resource management in Malawi has shown. Re...

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English pass rate low— National Planning Commission

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National Planning Commission (NPC) research findings indicate that Malawian children do not learn much about English at elementary level, resulting in a high failure rate. It cites the English language pass rate in ...

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Committee resuscitates hospital user fees debate

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Parliament’ s Committee on Health has revived a proposal to introduce user fees in public health facilities, noting that government is grappling to adequately finance the health sector. Read the full article here.

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Increased health funding could prevent 100,000 deaths – study

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A research by National Planning Commission (NPC) has revealed that making huge financial investment in the health sector could prevent about 100,000 deaths of women and young children by the end of 2030. Read the T...

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Fresh push for export reforms

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Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have underscored the need for the country to have sound policies that would help in maximising export gains from commodities such as groundnuts and maize. Read the full artic...

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