Great reasons why you should consider Malawi your ideal investment site:
Business friendly economic environment
A liberalized economy
Preferential access to world markets under COMESA, SADC, LOME, AGOA
Hard working, trainable, reliable and English speaker labour forces
Competitive investment incentives for export manufacturers and tourism industry
Daily connections to regional international flights
Serviced Industrial estates and export processing zones (EPZ)
EASE OF INVESTMENT PROCESS IN MALAWI
The investment process in Malawi is very simple.
Manufacturing activities do not require an industrial licence except for a few industries whose operations pose health, environmental, and safety concerns such as the manufacture of firearms, ammunition, chemical and biological weapons, explosives, those involving hazardous waste and radioactive materials.
The companies Act allows for registration of external companies. The Act defines an external company as a body corporate outside Malawi, which establishes or maintains an established place of business in Malawi. Incorporation of the company with assistance from a lawyer and takes maximum of 7 working days. The investment licence takes 10 calendar days when approved by the Investment Approval Committee.
You can download a form here and make an application for an Investment Certificate,Business Residence Permit,Temporary Employment Permit and others. Send your applications to:
The General Manager, Malawi Investment Promotion Agency,Private Bag 302,Lilongwe 3, Malawi.
