The government is discussing a proposal for solutions to make the one-stop project at the Ressano Garcia border in Maputo province viable.

One of the major constraints identified so far is the congestion that occurs in the circulation of trucks, which makes it difficult to make the movement of people and goods between Mozambique and South Africa more flexible.

According to "Notícias", the government intends with the one-stop project to make the circulation of motorists and their passengers more flexible, contributing, also, to facilitate the reception and handling of goods, as well as boosting economic development and growth in Mozambique and South Africa.

To this end, the National Trade Facilitation Committee (CNFC), which has the responsibility of ensuring the country's compliance with its obligations under the Trade Facilitation Agreement, was meeting a few days ago in its second ordinary session, with the consideration, decision and follow-up of non-tariff barriers to trade in SADC as its agenda items.

The trade facilitation monitoring project supported by the World Bank; strategic support for trade facilitation through SPEED/USAID initiatives, as well as Southern African connectivity, were some of the points discussed during the meeting.

Those present also took stock of the activities of the Technical Commission for Trade Facilitation and approved the thematic plan and operational calendar for the coming year.

The National Trade Facilitation Committee has in its structure as one of the strategic management bodies the Directive Commission, chaired by the Minister of Industry, also integrating the president of the Tax Authority, president of the CTA, National Directorate of Foreign Trade, the latter as president of the Technical Commission.