361sh Issue | 08 October 2013 - Club Of Mozambique

Norway to support hydrocarbon training programme
The Norwegian government will provide a million US dollars to support a training programme for young Mozambicans.
Policemen jailed for renting out guns to criminals
The Sofala Provincial Court in central Mozambique on Monday sentenced two policemen to 12 year jail terms for hiring
out police firearms to criminals.
EN1 in poor state between Pambara and Save
Motorists driving along Mozambique’s main north-south highway between Pambara and Save, in Inhambane province,
are suffering as the road continues to degenerate.
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BUSINESS
´90% of workers know when a project is about to fail´
In an exclusive interview with Pedro C. Ribeiro, a man with more than thirty years’ experience on how reduce and
manage project risks and author of “Sinking the Unsinkable: Lessons for Leadership,” published by NASA, we got a brief
overview on what his sought after workshops provide.
State Inspectors act against speculation
Brigades from the Mozambican government's National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) on Thursday seized
300 50 kilo sacks of cement that were being sold in the central city of Beira at speculative prices.
Bank to support businesswomen inaugurated in Mozambique
The “Mulher Caixa de Poupança e de Crédito” bank, the first bank focused on businesswomen in Mozambique was
inaugurated Wednesday in the city of Matola, Maputo province.
Israeli company to expand mobile network
The Israeli company MER Group on Monday announced that it has secured a contract to expand the mobile phone and
data network in Mozambique.
Sweden´s deputy Prime minister makes official visit to Mozambique
Sweden’s deputy Prime Minister, Jan Bjorklund, began an official visit to Mozambique to promote two-way trade and
encourage Swedish companies to set themselves up in Mozambique.
Rail cargo transport begins between Mozambique and Zambia
A train carrying 1,050 tons of inorganic fertilizers has left the port of Beira in central Mozambique, headed for Lusaka,
the capital of Zambia, along the Machipanda railroad.
Deadly maize disease hits Mozambique
A devastating maize disease, prevalent in East Africa, is threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of
people in Mozambique.
Viability study made before ship purchase
The chairperson of the Mozambican Institute for the Management of State Holdings (IGEPE), Apolinario Panguene, has
told the independent daily 'O Pais' that an economic viability study was undertaken before an order was placed with a
shipyard in the French town of Cherbourg for a tuna fishing fleet.
Ethiopian Airlines awarded “African Business of the Year”
Ethiopian Airlines has been recognized by African Business magazine as the “African Business of the Year” at the African
Business Awards 2013, held on September 20, 2013 at the Mandarin Orient New York.
BP believes in Mozambique´s “political maturity” and announces investment of 63million
British petroleum company BP announced that it would be making an investment of 62.9 million euros towards new
projects and the modernization of existing infrastructures in Mozambique.