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Kenkkk
Kenkkk
8 years ago

You have not told us where these factories will be located. Please one factory should go in the north and another in the centre where tobacco is grown. This would also reduce transport costs.

Mafuta
Mafuta
8 years ago

When local companies don’t have international competition standards fall. Have competition so you can be on your toes

Sapitwa
Sapitwa
8 years ago

FDI welcome but ring fence local businesses in the process. It could be mergers, acquisitions, taking part there off and allocate to locals etc. we need these FDI to invest wealth and skills too.

Hussein Max
Hussein Max
8 years ago

The country’s leadership should be weary of some investment promises, Egypt will most likely just flood our country with troublesome traders. Take a leaf from what happened in Zambia before you starting giving these guys investment licenses.

john
john
8 years ago

How should the President support Nyasa Cigarettes? I thought the company is on the ground let it advertise it’s products

LAWFORD PALANI
LAWFORD PALANI
8 years ago

Alhomwe global trotting. Mwanavekha, Chaponda, Collins Magalasi, Mutharika: Shit. Misonkho timapereka tonse regardless of tribe. Pitara plz confine nepotism, tribalism and regionalism to archivws of history

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Lending Rates 50%
8 years ago

My advice to the investors. Bring your own capital or borrow from your country not here.

Bibo
Bibo
8 years ago

Bwana Mutharika,please support Nyasa Cigarette company to expand its operations as Malawi’s indigenous company whose activities will benefit the country immensely in terms of export earnings.The coming in of Egyptian companies is welcome but this shouldn’t be at the expense of disregarding the interests of local companies.Remember, South Korea prospered because it promoted domestic industries to flourish,export,and compete against the best internationally while applying principles of protectionism. For an economy like Malawi’s,it needs foreign investment to learn the expertise of foreign companies but it also needs to safeguard the interests of local companies in order to balance the inflow and… Read more »

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