Starting a business in Malawi

Legal Forms of Companies

Private limited liability companies: Number of partners: maximum fifty
Capital (max/min): no minimum capital requirement
Shareholders and liability: the liability of its members is limited to the amount of shares respectively held by them
Companies limited by guarantee: Number of partners: maximum fifty
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital requirement
Shareholders and liability: Each member of the company commits to contribute to the firm's assets in case it is dissolved.

The Competent Organisation: The Department of the Registrar General is the competent organisation that handles the incorporation procedure.
Company Directories: Malawi Revenue Authority, Malawi Revenue Authority