CTA chairman Massingue highlights challenges in Mozambique’s business environment

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CTA chairman Massingue highlights challenges in Mozambique’s business environment

1:48 CAT | 04 Sep 2025

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The chairman of the Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA), Álvaro Massingue, recently highlighted challenges in the country’s business environment at a dinner with President Daniel Chapo, during the President’s recent working visit to Maputo city.

The CTA chairman warned of operational obstacles in the infrastructure and logistics sector, including high logistics costs, complex customs procedures and efficiency bottlenecks that reduce the competitiveness of companies.

Urban mobility is also a concern, especially in Maputo and the metropolitan region, where extensive traffic congestion has become a daily barrier to productivity, commerce, and the movement of people and goods. To address these challenges, the CTA proposes public-private partnerships (PPPs) to develop new access roads, rehabilitate existing roads, and implement modern urban and intercity transportation solutions.

Modernization of the state and digitization

Another point highlighted was the need to modernize and professionalize public services through the digitalization of administrative processes such as licensing, registration, visas and tax payments, plus access to public information.

Massingue emphasized that digitization is a profound reform that can reduce corruption, increase efficiency, and promote administrative justice, and that accelerating this process is essential.

Foreign exchange shortage and urban food production

The shortage of foreign exchange was highlighted as a major obstacle to business activities, limiting the import of raw materials and essential inputs, which raises prices and harms production, contributing to inflation.

In this context, the Álvaro Massingue reinforced the importance of strengthening horticultural production in urban Maputo, offering technical and logistical support to local producers. This strategy would reduce the cost of living, ensure food security and avoid social tensions that could affect the economic environment and social peace.

20th CASP: A turning point

The President of the CTA took the opportunity to announce the 20th Annual Private Sector Conference (20th CASP), scheduled for November 12th to 14th in Maputo, with the theme “Reform to Compete: Moving Towards Economic Recovery”.

Massingue stressed that the event will be a decisive moment to consolidate commitments between the government and the private sector, accelerate fiscal, administrative and institutional reforms, stimulate economic diversification in sectors such as agro-industry, tourism, energy, and services, and facilitate access to strategic financial instruments.

The CASP will also seek to define a roadmap for economic recovery, aligned with the Government’s Five-Year Plan 2025–2029, promoting a cycle of confidence, investment, and sustainable growth.

Massingue emphasized that the XX CASP will mark a new phase of economic development for Mozambique, driven by structural reforms and solid partnerships, aiming to create a more favourable environment for business and investment and fostering the well-being of the general public.

Source: CTA / Media Release