World Bank2014-06-122014-06-122014-03-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18645The diagnostic trade integration study (DTIS) update identifies the trade related constraints holding back Malawi from diversifying and deepening its production base, and increasing trade. The DTIS update identifies and quantifies specific trade costs that determine the availability and price of inputs and the ability of producers to get their products to regional and international markets. The report focuses on tariff policies, regulatory issues impacting on trade, trade facilitation and logistics, and policies affecting agricultural trade and trade in services. Recognizing that the (enhanced) integrated framework and the DTIS (including the 2003 DTIS for Malawi) have not been effective in addressing many of the broader issues requiring large-scale physical investments in most countries, this DTIS update focuses on specific trade related policy and regulatory issues within the mandate and policy space of the ministry of trade and the national implementation unit or similar implementation mechanisms. In this context, the report is structured as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two outlines the current macroeconomic position and the level of trade openness, summarizes the status of the business enabling environment. Chapter three describes Malawi's current trade policy with a detailed review of the existing tariff schedules. Chapter four addresses a range of the key regulatory issues that raise costs for all producers in Malawi. Chapter five looks in depth at how the trade and regulatory policies within the agricultural sector impact on competitiveness. Finally, chapter six addresses the important issues of trade in services through focusing on professional services such as engineering, accounting, and law.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESAGGREGATE DEMANDAGGREGATE TRENDSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL TRADEAGRICULTUREAPPARELAPPAREL EXPORTSAUDITSAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITYBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBALANCE OF TRADEBARRIERS TO TRADEBENCHMARKSBORDER CROSSINGBORDER MANAGEMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCARSCHAMBERS OF COMMERCECOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL VEHICLESCOMMON MARKETCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE MARKETCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITIVENESS INDEXCONCESSIONSCONSUMERSCOUNTRY OF ORIGINCRITICAL IMPORTSCURRENCYCURRENT ACCOUNTCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURESCUSTOMS DUTIESCUSTOMS DUTYCUSTOMS UNIONCUSTOMS VALUATIONDEVALUATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC REGULATIONDOMESTIC TRANSPORTDRIVINGECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC OUTLOOKECONOMIES OF SCALEEXCESS DEMANDEXCHANGE RATESEXCISE DUTIESEXOGENOUS SHOCKSEXPORT BIASEXPORT COMPETITIVENESSEXPORT DIVERSIFICATIONEXPORT DYNAMICSEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT LICENSINGEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORT PERMITSEXPORT PRODUCTSEXPORT SALESEXPORT SECTOREXPORT SHARESEXPORTERSEXPORTSEXTERNAL TARIFFFINANCIAL SECTORFISCAL POLICIESFIXED COSTSFLOATING EXCHANGE RATE REGIMEFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN TRADEFREIGHTFUELFUEL PRICESGASOLINEGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGLOBAL MARKETSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHIGH TRANSPORTHIGH TRANSPORTATIONHUMAN CAPITALIMPORT COSTIMPORT DUTYIMPORT PARITYIMPORT TARIFFSINCOME GROUPSINCOME LEVELSINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTSINDUSTRIAL SECTORINEQUALITYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINTERMEDIATE INPUTSINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTITCLABOR FORCELIQUIDITYLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL TRANSPORTMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMARKET DISTORTIONSMARKET SHAREMETALSMINESMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMONETARY POLICYMOST FAVORED NATIONMOTOR VEHICLESNATIONAL INCOMENATIONAL MARKETNEUTRAL TRADENON-TARIFF BARRIERSOILOVERVALUATIONPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPOLICY MAKERSPOPULATION GROWTHPOSITIVE EFFECTSPRICE OF IMPORTSPRICE SETTINGPRODUCERSPUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVESRATES OF PROTECTIONREAL GDPREBATESREGIONAL INTEGRATIONREGIONAL TRADEREGIONAL TRANSITREGULATORY POLICIESROADROAD TRANSPORTROAD USERROAD USER CHARGESROADSROUTESSAFETYSOURCINGSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTTARIFF BARRIERTARIFF BARRIERSTARIFF LINETARIFF POLICIESTARIFF POLICYTARIFF PREFERENCESTARIFF SCHEDULETARIFF SCHEDULESTARIFF STRUCTURETAXTAX INCENTIVESTECHNICAL BARRIERSTECHNICAL REGULATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTERMS OF TRADETIRESTOURISMTRADE AGENDATRADE AGREEMENTSTRADE BARRIERSTRADE CENTERTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE COSTSTRADE DATATRADE DEFICITSTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE IN GOODSTRADE IN SERVICESTRADE INTEGRATIONTRADE ISSUESTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE OPENNESSTRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICYTRADE POLICY FRAMEWORKTRADE POLICY ISSUESTRADE POLICY REFORMSTRADE POLICY REVIEWTRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISMTRADE PREFERENCESTRADE REFORMSTRADE REGIMETRADE VOLUMESTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITTRANSIT CORRIDORSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INDUSTRYTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION COSTSTRANSPORTSTRUCKSUNEMPLOYMENTVALUATIONVALUE ADDEDVEHICLESWAGESWEALTHWHOLESALE TRADEWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTO10.1596/18645