Various business captains and stakeholders are holding a two day consultative meeting this week aimed at soliciting inputs towards the design of the National Export Policy (NES) 2 which is expected to guide the export sector in the next five years. The workshop involves high level panel discussions centring on the themes: ‘Tuning up to […]
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has expressed disapproval of government’s control in agriculture trade arguing it impacts negatively on the market. The Chamber, in a statement signed jointly by its Ppresident Matthews Chikankheni and Chief Executive Officer Chancellor Kaferapanjira, says such restrictions deprive farmers of better prices and also act […]
Farmers’ Union of Malawi (FUM) President Felix Jumbe who is also the board chairperson of Export Development Fund said exporting procedures in Malawi are rigid and frustrate many farmers such that there is urgent need to address the issue. Jumbe said in the current procedure one has to go to Ministry of Agriculture and Food […]
President Joyce Banda launched the National Export Strategy (NES) on Friday in Lilongwe, announcing “concrete actions to turn the vision of the National Export Strategy into a reality”. NES gives Malawi a complete road map for how it can best attain faster economic growth through increased exports in value terms from nine percent per year […]