{"id":60145,"date":"2024-03-08T05:15:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/balaka-business-community-laments-delays-in-accessing-neef-loans"},"modified":"2024-03-08T05:28:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:28:48","slug":"balaka-business-community-laments-delays-in-accessing-neef-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/balaka-business-community-laments-delays-in-accessing-neef-loans","title":{"rendered":"Balaka Business Community laments delays in accessing NEEF loans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Balaka business community has lamented that delays in disbursing loans by the state owned National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) remains a bottleneck in their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Chairperson of the business operators in the district, William Kasonda, says the delays suffocate their businesses as most of them have a weak capital base.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe apply for the loans inorder to sustain our businesses. 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