Country Survey for Malawi

The Country Survey for Malawi provides an overview of the microfinance industry in Malawi. Outlining the national socio-economic, political and historic factors impacting the microfinance market, the Country Survey forms a valuable backdrop against which to examine Malawi’s transparent pricing data.

The Malawian microfinance industry has made progress in several key areas in the last few years. However, microfinance in Malawi still remains largely under-developed. The key challenges facing institutions include capacity building, funding, the introduction of new regulations and how these will be implemented and enforced. The Country Survey provides context for this, looking at:

• Political Overview
• Macroeconomic Overview
• Traditional Financial Sector
• Financial Inclusion
• Microfinance Institutions
• Microfinance Regulation
• The Cost of Borrowing
• Consumer Protection
• Challenges for the sector