Malawi is unusual in having two active commodity exchanges (Comex): The Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE), established 2006, and Auction Holdings Commodity Exchange (AHCX) Ltd., established in 2013. In addition, Malawi has several parallel ‘systems’ that advance collateral financing using warehouse receipts. Policy Note 33 distils the findings of Working Paper 25, which analysed how Malawi's >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 25: Commodity Exchanges and Warehouse Receipts in Malawi
Malawi has a unique commodity exchange (Comex) landscape with two commodity exchanges: the Agriculture Commodity Exchange (ACE) and Auction Holdings Commodity Exchange (AHCX). In addition to these two commodity exchanges, there are parallel systems like the Warehouse receipt System (WRS) that advance collateral financing. The volumes traded at the Comex and WRS are only a >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
The way forward for structured markets in Malawi
On 28 August, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) co-sponsored a seminar, “Strengthening Structured Markets in Malawi: Securing Sustainable Markets for Farmers.” The seminar aimed to jumpstart a broader conversation about how to make structured markets work in Malawi, and discussed Malawi’s unique commodity >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
