Maputo, 17 Jul (AIM) – The Mozambican Minister of Economy, Basílio Muate, has assured that the government is committed to implementing reforms aimed at improving the business environment and boosting economic competitiveness.
According to the minister, who was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 21st Annual Private Sector Conference (CASP), which was held in Maputo, the government will deepen the public-private dialogue because it acknowledges “the matrix of recommendations presented by the country’s Confederation of Business Associations (CTA).”
“We have also taken careful note of the concerns and proposals presented by the CTA. We highlight the need to reduce the costs of doing business, improve corporate liquidity, enhance predictability and legal certainty, and lower the costs of production inputs”, he said.
According to the minister, the government will continue drafting the Action Plan for Improving the Business Environment and the new Public-Private Dialogue Model, an instrument that will ensure greater predictability, coordination, “and monitoring of ongoing reforms.”
He added that the 21st CASP once again demonstrated that public-private dialogue is an essential tool for participatory governance and a key factor in accelerating the structural transformation of the economy.
“We are confident that, through increasingly close coordination between the government and the CTA, we will succeed in creating a business environment that is increasingly favorable to investment, production, industrialization, and sustainable growth”, he said.
Muate also appreciated the participation of domestic and foreign business delegations, cooperation partners, “and all those who contributed to the conference’s success.”
“We still have a long way to go. It is necessary to strengthen monitoring mechanisms and intensify working meetings”, he said.
For his part, CTA chairperson, Álvaro Massingue, said that the ceremony follows up on the reflections made last year, marking the 30th anniversary of the Public-Private Dialogue, which aimed primarily to assess the collective capacity to turn reforms into concrete results “for those who produce, invest, undertake business ventures, and create jobs in Mozambique.”
“Over two intense days of debate, spanning 11 thematic panels, two high-level sessions, two bilateral sessions, and two Business Rooms dedicated to presenting investment opportunities. ASP has once again established itself as the premier national forum for dialogue, consensus-building, proposal formulation, and partner mobilization”, he said.
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