Starting a business in Malawi
Legal Forms of Companies
- Private limited liability companies
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Number of partners: maximum fifty
Capital (max/min): no minimum capital requirement; however, a minimum investment capital of USD 50,000 is a prerequisite for an investment certificate
Shareholders and liability: the liability of its members is limited to the amount of shares respectively held by them
- Companies limited by guarantee
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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.
Business Setup Procedures
| Setting Up a Company |
Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Procedures (number) |
7.0 |
7.5 |
| Time (days) |
37.0 |
21.3 |
Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.
- The Competent Organisation
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The Department of the Registrar General is the competent organisation that handles the incorporation procedure.
- For Further Information
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Consult Doing Business Website to know about procedures to start a business in Malawi.
Financial Information Directories
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