About Us
Vision
An inclusively sustainable high growth economy.
Mandate
To provide strategic guidance to government and other stakeholders on development and management of social-economic policies to achieve high sustainable economic growth and development in Malawi.
Mission
To provide strategic guidance to government and other stakeholders on development and management of social-economic policies to achieve high sustainable economic growth and development in Malawi.
Core Values
- Professionalism
- Integrity and Honesty
- Collaboration
- Results Oriented
- Transparency and Accountability
- Networking and Teamwork
- Impartiality
- Creativity and Innovation
- Responsiveness
Core Functions
The core functions of the Department are:
- Provision of macroeconomic and real sector policy analysis services;
- Coordination of regional and international economic integration programmes;
- Management and administration of Economic Common Service;
- Coordination of government-wide monitoring and evaluation of economic and development projects, programmes, policies and strategies;
- Coordination of vulnerability assessment including food security for humanitarian response planning, resilience building and implementation of long term development initiatives;
- Management of the Public Sector Investment Program (PSIP);
- Provision of professional advice and inform the formulation and implementation of development related policies; and
- Provision of policy guidance to relevant stakeholders and coordinate the overall design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of poverty reduction and social protection programmes.
Top Management
Principal Secretary - Mr Patrick Zimpita
Director of Administration - Mrs Malango Botomani
Director of Development Planning - Mrs Emma Mabvumbe
Director of Economic Planning - Mr Adwell Zembere
Director of Monitoring and Evaluation - Mrs Sophie Kang'oma
Director of Poverty Reduction and Social Protection - Mrs Kate Langwe