Public Forum on Enterprise Development
On 23 April, the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project will host a public forum to share the results of its report on the business landscape for Mozambican manufacturing firms. The event will shed light on the current challenges faced by micro-, small- and medium-sized firms in the country’s manufacturing sector — and how policy can tackle these issues to allow firms to thrive. Special attention will be paid to the business environment in which these enterprises operate.
Project partners welcome business owners, members of the public, the media, as well as policy makers to participate in the public forum and reception.
Preliminary programme
8:30-9:30 | Registration |
9:30-10:00 |
Welcome José Guambe, Director, Centre for Economic and Management Studies Opening H.E. Laura Torvinen, Ambassador of Finland to Mozambique Fernando Lichucha, Director, Faculty of Economics, University of Eduardo Mondlane Words Castigo Nhamane, Vice Presidente of the Board Directors, Confederation of Associations of Mozambique (CTA) |
10:00-11:30 |
Mozambican manufacturing firms in 2017 | Slides (in Portuguese) Peter Fisker, Professor, University of Copenhagen Ricardo Santos, Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER Discussants: Eduardo Sengo, Angelo Nhalidede and Antörio Francísco Moderator: José Guambe, Director, Centre for Economic and Management Studies |
11:30 | Light reception |
About the report
The 2017 Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms builds on data collected in 2012 to trace how the changing economic conditions have affected the development of firms in the manufacturing sector. The new report takes an in-depth look at the country’s manufacturing sector, encompassing its economic performance, commercial relations and business networks, credit and finance, informality, workforce, as well as leadership characteristics.
The survey implementation and subsequent findings detailed in the forthcoming report are part of the ongoing Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project carried out with partners. The full report will be available in both Portuguese and English on the project website on 23 April 2018.