Business in Malawi, Lilongwe, Blantyre

1. Introduction to the Republic of Malawi (East Africa)
2. Malawian Economy
3. International Trade of Malawi
   1. Export and Import Procedures
4. Transport and Logistics
5. Business and Investment Opportunities in Malawi
   1. Energy
   2. Services
   3. Food and Beverage
   4. Infrastructure
   5. Tourism
   6. Malawian Mining
   7. Manufacturing
   8. Forestry
6. Case Study:
   1. Agriculture and Agro-processing sector in Malawi
   2. Malawian Mangoes
   3. Press Corporation Limited
7. Access to the Malawian Market
8. Business Plan for Malawi

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Malawi” are:

1. To analyze the Malawian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Malawi
3. To explore the Malawian trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Malawian Trade Agreements
5. To develop a business plan for the Malawian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Malawi” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters adapted to Malawian Students.

Languages: or Malawi Malawi Malaui.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Malawi”: 1

1. North-South Logistics Corridor
2. Nearest ports to Malawi
   1. Port of Maputo (Mozambique, 931 kilometers, Nacala Rail transport)
   2. Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania): Malawi Cargo centre

Malawian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Malawi and the East African Economic Area
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
3. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
   1. European Union-SADC Agreement
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
5. African Continental Free Trade Area
6. The United States-Malawi
   1. COMESA-US Agreement
   2. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
7. European Union-Malawi
   1. Africa-EU Partnership
   2. GSP
8. Trade Agreements with South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique
9. Malawi-China Trade and Industry Agreement
10. Malawi-India Trade Agreement
11. ICGLR - Guest Member

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Hamburg Rules (Maritime Transport)
4. BIC (Containers)
5. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
6. IMO- not a member

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Combating Corruption
   2. AUDA-NEPAD
   3. Africa Agriculture Development Programme
3. African Development Bank
4. Africa-Asia Partnership
5. Africa-Korea Partnership
6. Africa-BRICS
7. Africa-Turkey Partnership
8. Afro-Arab Cooperation
9. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)
10. Africa-Japan Cooperation
11. Africa-South America Summit
12. China-Africa Cooperation
13. Africa-India Cooperation

1. United Nations
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
   2. International Trade Centre
   3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
2. World Bank
3. World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. International Monetary Fund
5. World Health Organization
6. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
7. Commonwealth of Nations

1. Borders of Malawi: Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique
2. Population of Malawi: 18 million people
   1. Bantu
3. Lilongwe (Political capital): 1.9 million people
4. Blantyre (economic capital of Malawi): 1 million people
5. The largest cities of Malawi are Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu and Zomba
6. Malawian Life expectancy: 54.6 years
7. Malawian Literacy rate: 72.8%
8. The area of Malawi: 118,844 km²
9. Independence of Malawi from the United Kingdom: 1964

More information about Malawi (EENI African Business Portal).

Religions in Malawi.

1. African Traditional Religions
2. Christianity
   1. Catholicism (2.3 million)
   2. Protestants (4 million, 35% of Malawian population)
3. Islam (15%)

Malawi belongs to East African Economic Area.

Malawian Economy:

1. Agriculture: 30% of Malawi's GDP
2. The Malawian agricultural sector also grew strongly resulting in augmented tobacco production
3. The Malawian economic growth impulse is generated by manufacturing, information and communication (IT), financial, and insurance services, mining, and quarrying, Transport and storage, accommodation, and food services sectors
4. Malawian currency: Malawi Kwacha

International Trade of Malawi:

1. International business and Foreign Direct Investment opportunities exist in all the sectors of the Malawian economy
2. There are preference sectors that are targeted because of their economic potential to increase export earnings of Malawi, in line with the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy
3. Main sectors offering optimum returns to local and foreign investors: manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, mining, and forestry