List of companies of Malawi

Location of Malawi (in blue)

Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi.

Malawi is among the world's least-developed and most-densely populated countries. Around 85% of the population live in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In 2006, in response to disastrously low agricultural harvests, Malawi, through an initiative by the late President Bingu Mutharika,an economist by profession, began a program of fertilizer subsidies that were designed to re-energize the land and boost crop production. It has been reported that this program, championed by the country's president, is radically improving Malawi's agriculture, and causing Malawi to become a net exporter of food to nearby countries.^[1] Economic grievances though took a downward slide during Mutharikas second term. Economic grivences was a catalyst that resulted in the 2011 economic protests in Malawi in July.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark framework. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

     Active firms
     State-owned firms
     Defunct firms

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC)	Consumer goods	Food producers	Limbe[2]	1971	State-owned agricultural entity
Air Malawi	Consumer Services	Travel & leisure	Lilongwe	1964	Airline, defunct 2013
Capital Radio Malawi	Consumer services	Media	Lilongwe	1999	Radio
CDH Investment Bank	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	1998
Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi	Utilities	Electricity	Blantyre	1998	State-owned power
FDH Bank	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	2008
First Merchant Bank	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	1995
Indebank	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	1972
Kentam Products Limited	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Mzuzu[3]
Malawian Airlines	Consumer Services	Travel & leisure	Lilongwe	2013	State majority owned airline
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation	Consumer services	Media	Blantyre	1964	State-run radio
Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC)	Industrials	Delivery services	Blantyre[4]	1998[5]	Postal service
Malawi Savings Bank	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	2009	Defunct 2015
Malawi Stock Exchange	Financials	Financial services	Blantyre	1996
National Bank of Malawi	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	1971
NBS Bank	Financials	Banks	Blantyre	1964
Reserve Bank of Malawi	Financials	Banks	Lilongwe	1698
Swift Air Malawi	Consumer Services	Travel & leisure	Lilongwe	2009	Airline, defunct 2012
Telekom Networks Malawi	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Blantyre	1995

See also

• Economy of Malawi

References

1. Dugger, Celia W. (December 2, 2007). "Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the multilateral organisation 'Experts'". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
2. Corporate Profile
3. Kentam Products Limited » Contact Us
4. Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC)
5. OECD; African Development Bank; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (4 December 2009). African Economic Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Volumes 1 and 2: Country Notes: Volumes 1 and 2. OECD Publishing. pp. 402–. ISBN 978-92-64-07618-1.