Using the Uncitral Legislative Guide as a Tool for a Secured Transactions Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawi

24 Pages Posted: 26 Dec 2013

See all articles by Marek Dubovec

Marek Dubovec

University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

Cyprian Kambili

University of Malawi - Faculty of Law

Date Written: December 12, 2013

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to the on-going reform of the secured transactions framework in Malawi that seeks to increase access to credit, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Malawi may become the first jurisdiction in Africa to have a modern and efficient legal framework in place for security interests in personal property. The legal reform culminated in the adoption of the Personal Property Security Act in July 2013.

Keywords: secured transactions, security interest, UNCITRAL Legislative Guide, financing statement, creditor

Suggested Citation

Dubovec, Marek and Kambili, Cyprian, Using the Uncitral Legislative Guide as a Tool for a Secured Transactions Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawi (December 12, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2371695 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2371695

Marek Dubovec (Contact Author)

University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law ( email )

P.O. Box 210176
Tucson, AZ 85721-0176
United States

Cyprian Kambili

University of Malawi - Faculty of Law ( email )

Chancellor College
Faculty of Law
Zomba, 00003
Malawi

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
91
Abstract Views
578
Rank
509,790
PlumX Metrics