Trade and investment are not one policy strand among many; they are the engine that will power fiscal stability, food security and inclusive growth. The Economic Reality—And Why It Points to Trade & Investment• Growth is too low to lift incomes. Total UK–Malawi trade in the year to Q1-2025 was £76 million (UK exports £55m; UK imports £21m). (Benchmarked against the UK–Malawi trade base of £76m, we aim to catalyse a multiple of that in signed MOUs and term sheets.) Let’s make trade and investment the organising principle of government, and turn this moment into measurable outcomes: more exports, more power, more jobs.