Defending the structural development of the priority value chains, directed towards exports and the qualitative increase of European investment in the country, is part of the Government’s plan.
The initiative is framed within the “Promote Trade” project, which also foresees the intervening involvement of the Agency for the Promotion of Investment and Exports (APIEX).
For the achievement of the intended objectives, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Ludovina Bernardo, proceeded yesterday in Maputo, to the launch of the project that is believed to improve trade, competitiveness and business of fishery/aquaculture and agro-business products.
“Promove Comércio” is part of a Trade and Development Support program, signed between the Government of Mozambique and the European Union, in a total amount of 12 million euros, where the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) contributes with 6.5 million of the total value of the program. Speaking at the occasion, Ludovina Bernardo, pointed out that in this phase the program will have greater focus on contextual and structural modeling of the “Made in Mozambique”, the improvement of quality, certification and image of production through the services of INNOQ and the Institute of Industrial Property (IPI).
The Government expects, still in this phase, the consolidation of the strategic support to the modernization of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, through the Institute for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (IPEME) so that they increase their level of exports and participation in the European market and local content.
According to the governor, it is also expected the creation, development and institutionalization of the integrated framework and ecosystem of safeguard measures to stimulate national production, through the National Trade Facilitation Committee, as well as the promotion and strengthening of the national and local private sector.
“We know and believe that this project can be one of the catalysts for our operational aspiration to enhance and consume domestic production, diversify exports and boost investment,” he said.
According to the source, the “Promove Comércio” project, besides being framed in the Mozambican government’s operational vision, is also clearly a response aligned to the integrated and sustainable development effort that the country is aiming for.
In fact, in the current cycle of government, productivity and job creation, valorization of national production through transformation and value addition, and maximization of access to foreign markets for an inclusive increase in exports and investments with an impact on improving the trade balance structure have been defined as priority strategic actions.
The project started on March 1st, 2020 and is scheduled to end on March 1st, 2024, covering as a priority the provinces of Maputo, Zambézia and Nampula.
This initiative follows a previous intervention with funding from the European Union, in the area of support to the private sector and promotion of quality services, between 2012 and 2016, called “Competing with Quality Project”, which aimed to help the Mozambican economy to compete, through institutional strengthening.
