National Bank K7.5bn towers opened, JB urges electronic banking

Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda on Tuesday officially opened she opened a state-of-the-art K7.5 billion (about $30m) Nation Bank of Malawi (NBM) Towers in Blantyre. The state of the art NBM head office has nine floors, two of which are base floors. Construction of the multi-billion project commenced in 2004 and opened its doors in […]

K27m National Bank robbery suspects arrested after shopping spree

Five suspected robbers who went on a shopping spree after robbing National Bank of Malawi at its Cross Roads branch in Lilongwe about K27 million in April this year have been arrested. Lilongwe Police Station Officer, Senior Assistant Commissioner Casper Chalera, confirmed to Nyasa times that police arrested five out of seven robbers on Monday. […]

Chikaonda gets K35m bonus, NBM bosses pocket millions

While most Malawians are grappling with worse economic situations, others are not feeling the pinch with conglomerate Press Corporation boss Matthews Chikaonda pocketing a whooping K35 million in bonuses alone. Chikaonda, Chief Executive Officer for Press Corporation Limited (PCL), which has controlling shares in some of the big companies  in the country namely National Bank, […]

NBS, Inde Bank purchase National Bank structures

Following a successful completion of the construction of its magnificent head office in downtown Blantyre, National Bank of Malawi (NB) has sold two of its long-standing banking buildings in the city, Nyasa Times can reveal. The financial services company has sold its structure standing next to Chayamba Building which used to house Henderson Street Branch […]

National Bank, other Malawian banks please improve your service

First, let me congratulate National Bank of Malawi for constructing a beautiful office building. A seasoned engineer friend who was taken around the building came back shaking his head in awe. How nice! But probably all other Malawian banks should also invest with similar energy in improving their service. In most banks: i) Queues are […]