Malawi has opened up and liberalised its economy and is continuously reviewing the investment environment and policies to make the investment climate regionally competitive and conducive. Malawi has set up EPZ's. The Government of Malawi is pursuing stable macro-economic policies by exercising fiscal and monetary discipline in terms of its international obligations and maintaining a realistic rate of Malawi Kwacha , the country's, currency and high interest rates. Specific measures to deregulate the public and private sector and create new investment opportunities and environment have already been enacted. A number of public companies have been privatised.
Many public companies are to be privatised.
Partnership Trading trust Sole trader Formation of a Business Companies, both local and external must be registered. Local company must have a registered office in Malawi and external company a documentary agent. For companies there must be a majority of at least 3 local directors on the Board unless exempted. Licences are required for certain types of business and other information is required for various purposes such as income tax, service and other taxes. Repatriation of Foreign Investment Exchange control still exists in Malawi and is managed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi.