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Bread price rises

Malawi's bread price has increased following a recent 15 percent hike in the price of fuel, news reports said. The standard price of bread has increased US 0.38 cents to US 0.41 cents in Blantyre, the country's administrative capital, while in Lilongwe, the capital, and most of the central region, the price has increased to US 0.43 cents. The northern city of Mzuzu and its region saw the price of bread go up to US 0.45 cents.

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