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STATEMENT BY
HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. ARTHUR PETER
MUTHARIKA,
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
AT THE
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 27TH MALAWI
INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR,
ON
22ND MAY 2015,
CHICHIRI TRADE FAIR GROUNDS, BLANTYRE.
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Klaus
Chilima
and
Madam Chilima;
The Minister of Industry and
Trade,
Hon.
Joseph
Mwanamvekha, M.P.;
The
Chief
Government
Mkondiwa
Secretary
Mr.
and
government officials;
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to
the
George
all
senior
Mr.
Arthur
President
of
Chirwa,Deputy
the
Malawi
Confederation of Chambers of
Commerce
and
Industry
Councillor
Noel
Chalamanda;
Distinguished Invited Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen.
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Integration
through
Trade.
At the outset, let me thank the
President
of
Confederation
the
of
Malawi
Chambers
of
inviting
preside
function.
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over
me
personally
this
to
important
in
achieving
our
sector
development,
and
development.
The
Regional
through
Trade
pertinent
and
Integration
is
relevant
therefore,
to
my
It
is
through
participation
in
the
different
regional
economic
integration
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and
supporting
for
participating
in
this
many
Small
and
Medium
of
SMEs
entrepreneurship
economic
as
growth
and
drivers
and
of
poverty
reduction.
Let us support our SMEs by buying
Malawian products. In so doing,
we
will
be
promoting
encouraging
and
industrialization
addition,
encourage
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large
would
like
to
companies
to
develop
support
business
SMEs
linkages
and
buying
and
by
and
entering
into
smart
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they
need
proper
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to
diversify
and
to
Malawi
Growth
and
economic
Certainly,
Government
greater
role
to
play
growth.
has
toward
collaborative
Furthermore,
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manner.
countries
the
National
Strategy
(NES)
which
supporting
diversification
the
drive.
Export
aims
at
export
There
are
people
have
businesses
in
the
prioritized
sectors
grow,
add
value
chain,
and
trade
and
mining
to
may
membership
wish
in
to
know
regional
that
and
is
in
view
Government
of
these
that
has
recently
Trade
Facilitation
developed
National
Action
Plan
and
Border
neighbouring
Posts
with
the
countries,
customs
documentation
and
and
Electronic
Single
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order
to
promote
addition,
Government
is
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Framework
to
promote
value
promote
investment,
my
and
facilitate
Government
is
produced
Compendium
of
investment
investment
in
the
prioritized
and
manufacturing,
agro-processing,
tourism,
mining,
financial
by
preparing
which
attract
bankable
investors
through
partnerships
with
public-private
the
view
to
will
continue
implement
to
appropriate
Distinguished Guests
The supply of reliable energy for
industrial development is vital to
Malawi.
Government
is
fast-
and
also
the
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This
is
creating
fundamental
a
strong
adequate
resources
and
utilization
of
advantage of
opportunities
that
will
some
supply
side
constraints.
I wish to once again congratulate
all the exhibitors that have shown
exceptional skills in producing and
displaying their goods and services
and wish to encourage others to
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must
keep
the
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