Creating 400 million new jobs in the green and welfare economy is the ambitious goal set by the United Nations by 2030. And the goals do not stop there. The UN also wants to extend social protection to 4 billion people who are still unprotected. To fulfill this goal, the UN secretary-general,...
Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric produces 6% below the 2020 record
The Hydroelectric of Cahora Bassa (HCB), the main source of electricity in the country for domestic consumption and export, recorded in the first nine months of the year an output 6% below that recorded in 2020
Private sector calls for rapid improvements in the business environment
The Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA), the country's largest employers' association, wants the government to be quicker to approve reforms that will improve the business environment, according to a statement setting up a joint platform
Mozambican transport lost a fifth of its passengers in 2020
Mozambican transport lost a fifth of its passengers in 2020, according to a new bulletin from the National Statistics Institute (INE) dedicated to the sector
CTA repudiates the kidnapping of two citizens in Maputo City
CTA - Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique on Friday repudiated the kidnapping of two citizens, on Thursday, in the city of Maputo, considering that crime in the country's main cities is reaching alarming levels
"Mozambique records year-on-year inflation of 6.04% in September"
The country's year-on-year inflation rose from 5.61% in August to 6.04% in September, the National Statistics Institute (INE) announced on Friday.
Mozambican photographer awarded in Germany
The documentary photography specialist, Mario Macilau, was awarded in the area of photography by Claussee 36, a prestigious German cultural institution of recognized merit in various artistic fields. The award will allow him to develop, next year, an artistic-photographic project involving the cities of Maputo and Berlin. Mário Macilau was born in Maputo,...
FAO says food prices rose in September
The data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), released recently, reveal that food prices followed an upward trend in September. Let's see, according to FAO the Food Price Index rose by 1.2% compared to last month and was 32.8% higher than the same period last year. The international indicator tracks the monthly variations in prices...
World Bank announces 150 million to improve urban transport in Maputo
The World Bank will finance with 150 million dollars, the project to improve the urban transport system in the Municipality of Maputo
"Private business activity improves in September," - PMI report
Private business activity improved in September after further declines in August. New orders rose at a moderate pace, impacting on rising confidence and employment growth