Opinion Author: Paulo Matavela (Independent Financial Consultant) Introduction Standard Poors (S&P) is an international credit rating agency, which generally assesses the ability of a country, company or financial institution to meet its debt repayment obligations. In its most recent publication, dated October 18, 2024, S&P...
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The injustice of justice
Opinion Author: Jéssica Dos Santos, writer Today they are called thieves, looters, vandals... But who created them? Now they cry out for order and serenity, and their actions are seen as unjust in the eyes of those who condemn them. After all, justice only seems fair when it serves the interests of those who impose it. But when it turns against...
What is Frelimo going to do?
Author: Jorge Zamba, journalist and professor. The possibilities for analyzing what is to come in Mozambique are exhausted. The current post-election conflict is testing the hegemony of the historic Frelimo party. There have already been more than 11 deaths as a result of clashes between the police and demonstrators. Mozambique is making headlines...
It seems to me that "this Nuvunga is a good crook"
Eitah! Here we have what seems to me to be the strategy of a "good bandit", carried out by Adriano Nuvunga. He deserves to be called "El Chapo". In my nebulous vision, and with so little scope, this Monday (05) Nuvunga gave a masterstroke to the politics of dubious findings. He launched the Report on...
Mozambique sends a positive signal to the world in the fight against money laundering
Opinion Author: Samir Zacarias - Researcher Introduction Nowadays, hearing about anti-money laundering (AML) issues in the news is no longer a novelty in Mozambique. On an almost daily basis, we hear speeches from the various organs of state, we learn about judicial operations and structural changes (creation or reformulation)...
Entrepreneurial anxiety and uncertainty about possible results. How to deal with it?
Anxiety when we go into business is often linked to the expectations we create for ourselves. Entrepreneurs are enthusiastic and, in the initial phase - as a beginner - they usually have a lot of emotions and self-created expectations. They think they're going to change or save the world; they think that the week after they start they'll...
"A look at the potential risks of political influence on monetary policy decisions"
Opinion Author: Paulo Matavela (Independent Financial Consultant) Introduction The Organic Law of the Bank of Mozambique defines the primary objective of monetary policy as preserving the value of the national currency, which infers low and stable inflation. Internationally, since 2023, central banks have adopted a restrictive monetary policy with a view to containing...
Pedal adventurer's tragic feat and ignorance of other people's lives
I read about it on social media and saw it on TV. In the middle of the morning of Friday (12), when it was around 10 o'clock, citizen Florindo Nyusi, son of the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, caused a cinematic accident on Avenida Julius Nyerere, in the city of Maputo. Witnesses said that he was driving drunk,...
The need for public engagement in the fight against terrorism in the country
Opinion Author: Samir Zacarias, Researcher Introduction As is well known, Cabo Delgado, a province in northern Mozambique, has been plagued by acts of terrorism that have affected the security and stability of some regions duly located in some districts. These acts of terrorism have required state agencies and entities to design and implement...
Mozambique's challenges in combating money laundering and terrorist financing
Opinion Author: Samir Zacarias, Researcher. Introduction Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist FinancingBC/FT poses a number of challenges for governments around the world. Mozambique, like other countries, needs to implement effective strategies and measures to combat these illicit practices that damage the economy. For these measures to be effective,...