Trade and Business in Mozambique

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Mozambique” are the following:

1. To analyze the Mozambican Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI);
2. To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Mozambique;
3. To explore the Mozambican trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Mozambican Free Trade Agreements;
5. To examine the Mozambican logistics sector;
6. To develop a business plan for the Mozambican Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Mozambique” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): African Business, World Trade.

Diploma: Business in East Africa.

Masters (MIB): Business in Africa, Transport in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Learning materials in or Moçambique Mozambique Mozambique.

1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Mozambique”: 2 ;
2. Duration: two weeks.

1. Ports of Beira, Nacala, and Maputo;
2. Maputo Development Corridor;
3. Nacala Road Corridor Project;
4. Beira-Lobito Corridor;
5. North-South Corridor.

Mozambican Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. Mozambique and the East African Economic Area;
2. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
   1. European Union-SADC Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
3. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement;
4. Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (SACUM);
5. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA);
6. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA);
7. European Union-Mozambique
   1. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
   2. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement).
8. United States-Africa (AGOA);
9. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with India and Malawi;
10. Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC);
11. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA);
12. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP);
13. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) - Guest Member.

Trade Facilitation Programs

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).

African Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
2. African Union (AU)
   1. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption;
   2. African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).
3. African Development Bank (AfDB);
4. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP);
5. Africa-Korea Partnership;
6. Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD);
7. Africa-India Framework for Cooperation;
8. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa);
9. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
10. Africa-South America Summit (ASA);
11. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Islamic Organizations:

1. Arab Development Funds in Africa;
2. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);
3. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB);
4. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
5. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).

Global Organizations:

1. Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP);
2. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
3. World Bank (WB);
4. World Trade Organization (WTO);
5. International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Republic of Mozambique

1. Mozambique (Africa) is one of the World's poorest countries (172 in the Human Development Index of the United Nations);
2. Mozambique is a democratic country;
3. Mozambican Population: 29 million inhabitants;
   1. Bantu.
4. The area of Mozambique: 801,590 square kilometers;
5. Mozambican Capital: City of Maputo;
6. The largest Mozambican cities are Maputo, Beira, Nampula, and Quelimane;
7. Mozambique shares borders with Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini (Swaziland)
   1. 2,700 kilometers, along the eastern coast of Africa.
8. Mozambican official language: Portuguese;
9. The eleven provinces of Mozambique are Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia, Tete, Manica, Sofala, Gaza, Inhambane, and Maputo, and the city of Maputo (provincial status);
10. Mozambique became independent from Portugal in 1975;
11. The National Report on the progress of the Millennium Development Goals, showed that of the eleven targets of the Millennium Development Goals, only five of them had the potential to be achieved in Mozambique.

More information about Mozambique (EENI African Business Portal).

Religions in Mozambique:

1. Christianity (56%);
2. Islam (18%);
3. African Traditional Religions (7%).

Mozambique belongs to the East African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Mozambican Economy:

1. Mozambican GDP growth: 7%;
2. Agriculture sector in Mozambique: 70% of the population;
3. Mozambican Currency: Metical;
4. Natural resources in Mozambique: hydroelectric, petroleum, coal, minerals (titanium, graphite, wood, aluminum), and fishing products;
5. Huge minerals resources reserves;
6. The most Mozambican dynamic sectors: coal production, financial sector, large infrastructure projects, construction, services, Transport, communication, extractive industries, and energy.

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(Business in Mozambique):

International Trade of Mozambique:

1. Top Mozambican export products: prawn, cotton, cashew nuts, sugar, tea, aluminum ingots, titanium, tobacco, timber, textiles, and banana;
2. Top Mozambican export destinations: Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Eswatini (Swaziland), Japan, the United States, Brazil, and India;
3. Top import markets of Mozambique: South Africa, Australia, the United States, India, Portugal, China, and Germany;
4. The public company GAZEDA manages the Special Economic Zones and Free Industrial Areas.

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