By Nellie Kapatuka
Vice President Dr. Jane Mayemu Ansah has assured Small and Medium Scale Importers and Exporters Association of Malawi that the government will engage relevant stakeholders to address the association’s concerns.
Ansah gave the assurance on Wednesday afternoon when she met the association’s executive members upon request to appreciate their concerns.
The Vice President said the Association had formally written to her office requesting an audience, and that she had found it prudent to engage them through an interface meeting to better understand their challenges and proposed solutions.
Speaking in an interview with Malawi News Agency (MANA) on the sidelines of the meeting, the association’s Treasurer General, 
Catherine Dickson Makwasa, said the engagement aimed to raise critical concerns affecting their operations, including persistent foreign exchange shortages and the influx of foreign investors into the retail trade sector.
Catherine Dickson Makwasa, said the engagement aimed to raise critical concerns affecting their operations, including persistent foreign exchange shortages and the influx of foreign investors into the retail trade sector.“These challenges have seriously affected our operations since 2022. There is misallocation of forex which we want to see addressed for the benefit of all Malawians,” she said.
Small and Medium Scale Importers and Exporters Association of Malawi represents and advocates for the interests of small and medium scale traders in the country.
