President Peter Mutharika will on Friday preside over the launch of the Buy Malawi Strategy (BMS), a component of Ministry of Industry and Trade’s production expansion and industrialization facilitation agenda. The launch is scheduled to take place at Bingu International Conference Center in Lilongwe, according to a statement made available to Nyasa Times. The statement […]
Government wants citizens to embrace the ‘Best Buy Malawi’ campaign after a growing appetite for imported foreign products among Malawian consumers is raising concerns about the trend’s possible impact on the national economy. It is reported that Malawi’s import bill hit $2.8 billion in 2014 against $1.3 billion in export earnings. “We want Malawians to […]
Malawi on Friday launched the national quality policy that aims at creating awareness of the need for the country to place emphasis on producing quality products. Launching the policy in Lilongwe, Director of Industry in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Kedron Chisale, said the policy wanted to bring all players involved in quality issues […]
Government has called on supermarkets to link up with Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) for the supply of agricultural products and agro-processed products. Director of Trade in the Ministry of Industry and Trade Christina Zakeyo Chatima made the call in Lilongwe during awards presentation at the SME exhibition held at Game Store car park. The two […]
President Peter Mutharika says his government is determining to double export base in the next five years. This according to president Mutharika would be achieved through the continued implementation of the National Export Strategy that provides a road map for developing. Malawi’s productive base to allow for both export competitiveness and economic empowerment. The Malawi […]