Yesterday, in the city of Maxixe, the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, called for closer and more collaborative action with the private sector to boost the economic recovery of Inhambane province, which was heavily affected by violent demonstrations in the post-election period.

During a meeting with businesspeople from the province of Inhambane, the Head of State stressed the need for joint solutions to revitalize the economy, underlining that "you are the ones who do the day-to-day, so those who do the day-to-day can feel what is happening".

On that occasion, President Chapo explained that the government is holding talks with various social strata with the aim of assessing the real impact of the demonstrations and preparing responses that are adjusted to the current reality.

"We are talking to various social strata to find out, after this period of elections and our taking office in the midst of the alleged criminal, violent and illegal demonstrations, how our province is really doing, because they have greatly affected our economy," he said.

The statesman also revealed that the Executive is designing various economic initiatives to deal with the damage caused, namely through the creation of financing funds. "We are trying to create various funds to inject capital into the market, and with this injection of capital we can recover our economy," he said, adding that recovery also depends on the active contribution of entrepreneurs.

During the meeting, the President of the Republic made room for the province's businesspeople to present their concerns and suggestions directly, in a clear demonstration of his commitment to participatory governance.

The speakers expressed concerns about the slowness in issuing work and business visas, the difficult access to funding, the lack of transparency in public tenders, as well as the high fees for changing license plates when importing vehicles.

Listening to the businesspeople, the president stressed the central role of the private sector in job creation and national development.

"You are the ones who create jobs for our population, you are the ones who pay taxes that allow the state to create better living conditions for our population," he stressed, highlighting the importance of the sector in providing basic services such as energy, roads, schools and health.

The Head of State reiterated that his government will be marked by greater proximity to citizens and economic agents. "When we took office we made it very clear that we were going to govern closer to the population, which is why we are here to fulfill what we promised," he said, recalling that the visit to Inhambane sought to create space for an open dialogue with businesspeople.

President Chapo was satisfied with the contributions received and considered economic empowerment to be one of the top priorities of his mandate. In response to one of the concerns raised, the statesman acknowledged that the issue of business and work visas "is indeed a concern", but assured that reforms are underway to improve the system. He also reaffirmed that "employment is the foundation", which is why it is essential to guarantee more opportunities for Mozambicans.

The President of the Republic concluded by saying that the government had taken on board all the concerns raised and promised to continue supporting the private sector.

"Count on our full support," he said, reiterating that the government will continue to support the private sector in order to improve the business environment in Mozambique.