Malawi should embrace fellow African countries’ tourism updates for they are the key of origin for international travellers—Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango
* One of the key challenges that affects proper planning and drafting of informed policies in most African countries is data availability * And in the case where such data is available, it is often outdated by three to five years * Malawi tourism contributes an estimated 7.7% to the GDP, which received 431,999 international visitors in 2021 * Compared to 198,905 international visitors in 2020 representing 117.2% increase By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa-based Don Consultancy Group Chief Economist,…
