On 10 December 2024, Sam Jones, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and Resident Advisor at the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme, was interviewed in the STV programme Semanário Económico on the challenges of firm formalization in...

On 8–9 October, the World Bank, UNU-WIDER, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the Network on Jobs and Development (NJD) organized the 2024 Jobs and Development conference in Cairo. Ricardo Santos, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and...

Effective social protection programmes that meet local needs can significantly enhance well-being and break the cycle of structural poverty among the poor and vulnerable. Measuring their effectiveness and understanding their impact is crucial for policymakers...

Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index, with nearly two-thirds of its population (18.9 million people) living below the USD 0.70-a-day national poverty line. Simultaneously, the country struggles to finance public...

On 18 September 2024, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (FACECO-UEM) held its bi-annual scientific conference under the theme ‘New Structural Economy Towards Integral Development’.

On 15 August 2024, the Director of the Faculty of Economics of UEM, Teles Huo, accompanied by the Director of the Centre for Economic and Management Studies, Pedro Pota, donated a physical copy of the...

The Center for Economic and Management Studies (CEEG) of the Faculty of Economics (FACECO), University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), has launched a Call for Papers. The objective of this ongoing call, organized with the support...

From 14–16 May 2024, UNU-WIDER organized the WIDER Development Conference The world at crossroads – securing the future generations, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique. The conference gathered renowned researchers and policymakers to...

‘ In order to boost inclusive economic growth in Mozambique, there is a need to improve allocative efficiency.’ This was the one of the key messages featured in the local media’s coverage of the launch...

The second LDC Future Forum — organized by the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the Government of Finland...

From 12 to 15 December 2023, the Brazilian Econometric Society hosted its 45th Annual Meeting at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event featured a series of presentations on research carried...

On 23 November 2023, the International Growth Centre (IGC) in Mozambique organized a half-day event entitled ‘Recovery and Resilience of Firms in the Face of Crises in Mozambique’ at Hotel Avenida, in Maputo. The event...

‘The Government of Mozambique advocates for adding more value to agricultural production. Agricultural production should increase its contribution to the national economy.’ These were the key messages echoed by the Mozambican media when covering the...

´The industrial sector in Mozambique remains stagnant, and with a bleak outlook´. This was the main message echoed by the Mozambican media when covering the launch of the final report of the Survey of Mozambican...

The Inclusive Growth in Mozambique programme jointly with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative office in Maputo launched a series of Brown Bag events on 31 August 2023, inviting UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Sam Jones to...

On 10–13 July, the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and the Centre for African and Development Studies (CEsA) organized a four-day conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The event, entitled ‘Towards New Rhythms...