Overview
In Malawi, there are several companies for the provision of different essential services which can meet organisational requirements. The key challenge is availability of internet connectivity in remote locations.
For more information on company contact details, please see the following link:
4.11 Additional Services Contact List
Accommodation
In Malawi, there are several service providers for accommodation. As per UN requirement, UNDSS and other UN staff from different agencies conduct assessment for both international staff houses and hotels. The hotels are enough to support large influx of demand. Some hotel contacts are attached to 4.11 Additional Services Contact List
Electricity and Power
In Malawi, the main source of electricity and power is hydro through national grid with a backup from generators placed in main two cities, Blantyre and Lilongwe. Power generation is managed by a private company and sales are managed by Government institution, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). The Government is planning to import some electricity from Mozambique, but the current power is being expanded into remote areas. The outage which should have been minimized by the generators from 8 hours is getting worse to a maximum of 14 hours a day and the voltage is 240
Electricity and Power Summary Table |
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Production Unit |
Type (Hydroelectric, Thermal, etc.) |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
Current Production (MW) |
EGENCO |
Hydroelectrical |
309 |
205 |
AGGREKO |
Generator |
78 |
78 |
Financial Services
Malawi has several financial service providers where any organisation can reasonably find economic services such as banks, credit card, accountancy companies, audit companies and mobile money.
NATIONAL BANK OF MALAWI
This is one of the major commercial banks in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. It is a subsidiary of Press Corporation Limited. It is a private institution, and they have several branches across the country.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
National Bank of Malawi |
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Address |
P.O Box 947, Blantyre, Malawi- Phone 01 820622 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
Yes |
Have swift code |
Provides currency exchange? |
Yes |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
Yes |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
This is one of the major and reliable banks in Malawi |
STANDARD BANK
This is a financial service provider through bank services. It is an international financial service provider, and they have several branches across the country.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
Standard Bank |
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Address |
P.O Box 30380, Blantyre, Malawi- Phone 0993 386 839 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides currency exchange? |
Yes |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
Yes |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
n/a |
Other Locations |
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Region(s) |
Service Location(s) |
The bank has presence in all four regions of Malawi, Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of Malawi |
It has a total of 27 branches across the country |
NBS BANK
This is one of the commercial banks in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. It is a subsidiary of NICO Holdings. It is a private institution, and they have several branches across the country.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
NBS Bank |
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Address |
P.O Box 32251, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi- Phone 01 812222 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides currency exchange? |
Yes |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
Yes |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
n/a |
Other Locations |
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Region(s) |
Service Location(s) |
The bank has presence in all four regions of Malawi, Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of Malawi |
It has a total of 25 branches across the country |
FDH BANK
This is one of the commercial banks in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. It is a private institution, and they have several branches across the country.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
FDH Bank |
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Address |
P.O Box 512, Blantyre, Malawi- Phone 01 823 044 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides currency exchange? |
Yes |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
Yes |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
n/a |
Other Locations |
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Region(s) |
Service Location(s) |
The bank has presence in all four regions of Malawi, Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of Malawi |
It has a total of 53 branches across the country |
FIRST CAPITAL BANK (FCB)
This is one of the commercial banks in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. It is an international bank, and they have several branches across the country.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
First Capital Bank |
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Address |
Private Bag 122, Blantyre, Malawi- Phone 01 820245 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides currency exchange? |
Yes |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
n/a |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
Yes |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
n/a |
Other Locations |
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Region(s) |
Service Location(s) |
The bank has presence in all four regions of Malawi, Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of Malawi |
It has a total of 7 branches across the country |
AIRTEL MOBILE MONEY
Malawi's leading service provider of prepaid, post-paid mobile and mobile money transfer services. It is an international company, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
Airtel Malawi |
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Address |
P.O Box 57, Lilongwe, Malawi- Phone 0999 901 300 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
No |
n/a |
Provides currency exchange? |
No |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
Mobile money transactions |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
No |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
n/a |
Other Locations |
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Region(s) |
Service Location(s) |
Airtel Malawi has presence in all four regions of Malawi, Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of Malawi |
It has a total of 21 branches across the country |
TELEKOM NETWORKS MALAWI plc.
Telekom Networks Malawi plc is a telecommunications service provider in Malawi. The company is a subsidiary of Press Corporation Limited and is the second leading service provider of prepaid, post-paid mobile and mobile money transfer services.
Company Overview |
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Company Name |
Telekom Networks Malawi plc. |
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Address |
P.O Box 3039, Blantyre, Malawi- Phone 0888 800 800 |
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Available? |
Comments (max / min transfer or exchange amounts, etc.) |
Has IBAN, BIC, or SWIFT number? |
No |
n/a |
Provides currency exchange? |
No |
n/a |
Will initiate / receive wire transfers? |
Yes |
Mobile money transactions |
Provides Loan / Credit services? |
No |
n/a |
Other Comments or Key Information |
n/a |
Other Locations |
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Region(s) |
Service Location(s) |
TNM has several branches across the country |
n/a |
Clearing and Forwarding Agents
There are different companies for clearing and forwarding services. They are reliable and can be found in major cities like Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu. Some companies are also available close to border post locations such as Songwe in Karonga, Mchinji, Dedza and Mwanza.
Construction, Handling Equipment and Power Generation Equipment
Malawi also has different companies providing handling equipment services. Equipment can either be sourced through rent / lease or purchase. some of available equipment are folk lifts and cranes. Both wooden and plastic pallets are available for purchase only.
Postal and Courier Services
There is only one main postal office controlled by government institution called Malawi Post Corporation (MPC) and it also has a reliable courier service called Malawi Post Courier. It is present is in almost all districts of Malawi.
There are also reliable private Courier Service providers across the country.
Printing and Publishing
Malawi has a few printing and publishing companies available in cities such as Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and major towns.
Taxi Companies
There are several Taxi service providers in Malawi and they are mainly available in Airports and Hotels. There is no regulatory body conducting an oversight for this particular service.
Vehicle Rental
Malawi has several companies providing car hire services and organisations can reasonably meet their need through renting at any duration.
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