BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Many companies failed to show up at this year's International Trade Fair held in Malawi as their businesses were severely affected by natural disasters and global economic downturn.
A total of 122 exhibitors participated in the fair kicked off by President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday in the country's commercial city of Blantyre, down 33 percent from last year's event.
