The Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (APME) has pointed to the lack of certification and financial capacity as an impediment to making more robust use of the opportunities that exist in the energy and mining sectors in Mozambique. The president of APME, Osvaldo Maúte, pointed to the obstacles that small and medium-sized companies face in capitalizing on the...
Between March 17 and 20, 2025 in the cities of Maputo and Chimoio, 48 women-led companies in Mozambique's processed agri-food sector will be exploring business opportunities with 11 importing companies from Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Rwanda. The SheTrades Commonwealth+ trade mission aims to promote greater market connections for...
Last Thursday (13), Vodafone M-Pesa and Sociedade Algodoeira do Niassa, a company belonging to the João Ferreira dos Santos group (JFS), signed an agreement aimed at providing digital financial solutions to facilitate business for farmers and rural communities. During the first year, the new partnership will benefit a total of 500 farmers who, according to the terms...
The delay in starting work on the rehabilitation of the Incomati River water protection dyke in the Manhiça district has put a damper on the reopening of the Maragra sugar factory, which was paralyzed two years ago due to flooding of the sugar cane production fields. The flooding of the sugar cane production areas forced the then management of the...
The city of Maputo projects a production of 9,423 tons of various types of fish, compared to 9,239 last year, which corresponds to a growth of two percent. The figures were released last Friday (14) by the Secretary of State for the city of Maputo, Vicente Joaquim, at the opening ceremony of the...
The average price level in Mozambique's urban areas rose by 0.52% in February, according to the latest data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE). "Among the goods that registered the most significant price increases in February were tomatoes (14.3%), unground maize (6.4%), fresh fish (2.2%) and...
Last Friday (14), the Zambezi Valley Development Agency (Zambezi Agency) launched the fourth edition of the Catalytic Fund for Innovation and Demonstration (FCID). The program, implemented by the Mozambican government in partnership with the World Bank, has funding of around 17 million dollars, aimed at strengthening opportunities for...
Moza Banco has reinforced its commitment to financial inclusion by expanding the radio program "Conta com o Moza", an initiative that aims to promote financial education among people in rural regions of the country, using local languages. It is estimated that around one million people will have been reached between 2023...
The Exim Bank of the United States of America will disburse five billion dollars in financing to the French multinational TotalEnergies for the development of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exploration project in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, in the province of Cabo Delgado. The TotalEnergies project has been suspended "Force Majeure" since...
Mozambique wants to increase exports of macadamia nuts, an emerging crop with high commercial value on the Chinese market. To this end, the national authorities have established a protocol with the People's Republic of China, valid for three years and renewable, with the aim of facilitating the entry of this product into that Asian country, free of customs duties. According to...