Of cultural norms and small business performance in Malawi

Malawi continues to face a lot of social, political and economic challenges in its twenty years of democracy. One major challenge is that of growing unemployment, which is mostly evident among the country’s youth. The escalating body of qualified unemployed and increasingly underqualified unemployable young people continues to place a substantial burden on an already […]

NASME assures SMEs on loan accessibility: Malawi should be exporting country

National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) has assured Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Blantyre that it will help them on loan accessibility from financial institutions. Speaking to the participants in the city, NASME’s National Executive Director, William Mwale, said: “NASME is there before you to help you doing better in business and […]

Malawi government to close illegal foreign businesses

Malawi Government has said it will close down all foreign businesses operating illegally in the country as one way of promoting Malawian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Minister of Trade and Industry, John Bande, said this Thursday on the sidelines of this year’s International Small and Medium Enterprises trade fair currently underway in Lilongwe He […]