EXISTING FUNCTIONAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
Purpose:           -  To promote, support and facilitate private Enterprise efforts  in  order  to make Malawi manufacturing based.
Functions:-
  •  To create a conducive environment for the growth and development of   trade in Malawi.  
  • To promote, support and facilitate the growth and development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Malawi.  
  • To create an enabling environment for the development of Cooperative Societies in Malawi.  
  • To coordinate the Planning of all functions in the Ministry.  
  • To provide support services to the technical departments in the Ministry.   
 
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT  
Purpose: To create a conducive environment for the growth and development of trade in Malawi.  
  • Functions: 
  • -formulate and review external and domestic trade policies.  
  • - Facilitate good market access for the country's  exports through negotiations and bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.  
  • Coordinate the country's membership to commodity and other trade related international oganisations such as the International Sugar  Organisation, the International Coffee Organisation, the Southern Africa Development Community,  etc.  
  • - Participate in international and regional trade meetings.  
  • - Provide trade information to the business community and the general public  particularly on regional and international markets.  
  • Ensure efficient and effective distribution of  goods.  
  • Provide business advisory services.  
  • Monitor business performance to ensure compliance with relevant laws including consumer protection requirement  
 
INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT  
Purpose:-To promote industrilisation in Malawi  
Functions: 
  • Prepare policies and    programmes aimed at    improving the performance of the private sector.  
  •  Provide direction on Malawi's export  drive towards competitiveness.  
  • Direct activities of spatial development initiative and growth triangles for increased production.  
  • Design, operationalise and monitor 
  • COOPERATIVES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
    Purpose:-- To create an enabling environment for the  
    development of Cooperative  
    societies in Malawi.  
    Function:
    • Promote and registration of  cooperative societies.  
    • Facilitate education and training for    co-operative members.  
    • Provide financial advisory services.  
    •  Provide audit services to Cooperative which cannot afford to hire commercial auditors.  
    ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL  
    Purpose: -  
    • To provide support services to the technical departments in  the Ministry.  
    • Provide human resource management and development services.  
    • Provide office services.  
    • Provide financial management services.  
    • Provide internal audit services. 
     
    SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
    Purpose: -  To promote, support and facilitate the growth and development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Malawi.  
    Functions: -
    • Prepare policies, laws and programmes for effective development, of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector.  
    • Coordinate the activities of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector for effective delivery of programmes.  
    • Promote the activities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector by facilitating access to credit and finance, markets and technologies.  
    • Develop managerial competencies and technical capabilities of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector through productivity improvement measures.  
     
    PLANNING & STATISTIC DEPARTMENT  
    Purpose: -  To coordinate the Planning of all functions in the Ministry.  
    Functions:- 
    • Carry out project formulation, appraisal and budgetary.  
    • Design effective reporting and monitoring systems and procedures and producing periodic reports for both internal and donor use.  
    • Carry out research and monitoring and evaluation of the Ministry's programmes.  
    • Co-ordinate policy formulation, analysis and review.