Commerce & Industry

The Trade and Commerce department at Rumphi District Council is responsible for promoting and regulating local business activities to boost the district's economy. This involves everything from managing markets and licensing businesses to facilitating economic empowerment for citizens.

• Trade
  1. Plan, develop and implement strategies based on council goals and objectives with the main goal of supporting growth of SMEs
  2. Devise initiative to improve and expand revenue base`
  3. Establish and manage long term business relations with stakeholders
• Commerce and Industry
  1. Develop the Council's commercial institutional capacity thus developing policies in line with council's commercial undertakings
  2. Promote business investments in the district
  3. Provide leadership in the development and management of the council